Potato

Red Fescue

About Potato and Red Fescue

Potato

Red Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, South America, Chile

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

1.4 Types

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

Wide range of ecological site

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available2-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-3

7 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

91.44 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.96 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red, White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loose, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Prune grass to maintain level

4.8 Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts

fertilize in fall

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Not Available, Treatment of Dark Spots

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Erosion control, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SOLANUM tuberosum

FESTUCA rubra

7.2 Common Name

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

Red Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

आलू

Red Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Kartoffel

Rotschwingel

7.2.3 In French

Pomme de terre

fétuque rouge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Patata

festuca roja

7.2.5 In Greek

Πατάτα

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Batata

Red festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Ziemniak

Kostrzewa czerwona

7.2.8 In Latin

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Red Fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Solanum

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1400NA

1 27800

Properties of Potato and Red Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Potato and Red Fescue? We provide you with everything About Potato and Red Fescue. Potato doesn't have thorns and Red Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Potato does not have fragrant flowers. Potato has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting and Red Fescue has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Potato and Red Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Potato and Red Fescue

Season and care of Potato and Red Fescue is important to know. While considering everything about Potato and Red Fescue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Potato season is Summer and Fall and Red Fescue season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Potato is Loose, Well drained and for Red Fescue is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Potato is Acidic and for Red Fescue is Acidic, Neutral.

Potato and Red Fescue Physical Information

Potato and Red Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Potato height is 91.44 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Potato and Red Fescue are as follows:

Potato flower color: Blue, Purple, Red and White
Potato leaf color: Green
Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Potato and Red Fescue

Care of Potato and Red Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level. In summer Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.