Red Fescue

Bermuda Grass

About Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass

Red Fescue

Bermuda Grass

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Southern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA50

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-76-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

11- 6

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm40.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA302.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Gray Green, Dark Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune grass to maintain level

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in fall

Apply 3-1-2 or 4-1-2 ratio, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bugs

Flying insects, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

breathing problems, Eye irritation, Hives, Itchiness, Runny nose, sneezing, Throat itching, Whooping Cough

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Skin irritation, Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Cures constipation, Cures foot fissures, Digestive disorders, Eliminate toxins, Fatigue, Halitosis, Improves Breast milk production, Increase red blood cells, Insomnia

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, Cattle Fodder, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

CYNODON dactylon

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Bermuda Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

बरमूडा घास

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Bermuda Gras

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

l'herbe des Bermudes

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

Grama

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

Αγριάδα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

grama Bermuda

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Trawa Bermuda

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

Bermuda Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Cynodon Rich

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Chlorideae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA2

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass? We provide you with everything About Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass. Red Fescue doesn't have thorns and Bermuda Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Red Fescue does not have fragrant flowers. Red Fescue has allergic reactions like Asthma and Bermuda Grass has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Grass Plants » More

Red Fescue and Barley

Red Fescue and Japanese Blood Grass

Red Fescue and Foxtail Barley

» More

More Compare Grass Plants

Season and Care of Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass

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

Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass Physical Information

Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Bermuda Grass height is 40.00 cm and width 302.00 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Bermuda Grass flower color: Not Available
Bermuda Grass leaf color: Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass

Care of Red Fescue and Bermuda Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level and Bermuda Grass pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bermuda Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.