Red Fescue

Bottlebrush Buckeye

About Red Fescue and Bottlebrush Buckeye

Red Fescue

Bottlebrush Buckeye

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Southeastern United States

1.4 Types

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

Bluffs, Coastal Regions, Stream side, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-75-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

9-1

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Lemon yellow, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Salt, Wind

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune grass to maintain level

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in fall

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Edema, Powdery mildew, Verticillium Wilt

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Salt, Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bugs

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Air purification, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Antirheumatic, Colic, constipation, Piles

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used for making soaps

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

AESCULUS parviflora

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

bottlebrush buckeye, dwarf horse chestnut

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

Bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Buckeye Putzer

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

Bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

Bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

bottlebrush Buckeye

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Hippocastanaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Aesculus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Hippocastanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA19

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Bottlebrush Buckeye

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Bottlebrush Buckeye

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

Red Fescue and Bottlebrush Buckeye Physical Information

Red Fescue and Bottlebrush Buckeye physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Bottlebrush Buckeye height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Bottlebrush Buckeye are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Bottlebrush Buckeye flower color: White and Pink
Bottlebrush Buckeye leaf color: Green

Care of Red Fescue and Bottlebrush Buckeye

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