1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe
1.4 Types
Not available
Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Damp Places, open Woodlands, Rocky areas
Wide range of ecological site
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
38.10 cm5.10 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Non Flowering Plant
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Flowering Plant
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Yellow green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Full Sun, Rabbit, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed
Prune grass to maintain level
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
fertilize in fall
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Rabbit, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Used to establish native woodland, Wild areas
Erosion control, Wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
chills, Lung Problems
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Grown for shade, Making Perfumes
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
DENNSTAEDTIA punctilobula
FESTUCA rubra
7.2 Common Name
Hayscented Fern
Red Fescue
7.2.1 In Hindi
Hayscented Fern
Red Fescue
7.2.2 In German
Hayscented Fern
Rotschwingel
7.2.3 In French
Hayscented Fern
fétuque rouge
7.2.4 In Spanish
Hayscented helecho
festuca roja
7.2.5 In Greek
Hayscented Fern
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Hayscented Fern
Red festuca
7.2.7 In Polish
Hayscented Fern
Kostrzewa czerwona
7.2.8 In Latin
Fern Hayscented
Red Fescue
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species