Red Fescue

Butterfly Ginger

About Red Fescue and Butterfly Ginger

Red Fescue

Butterfly Ginger

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

1.4 Types

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-77-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

10-7

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, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm152.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA60.96 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red, Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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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

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Divison, 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, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune grass to maintain level

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in fall

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

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

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bugs

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic, Tonsillitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Garland, Paper pulp, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in paper industry

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

Butterfly Ginger Plant

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

Papillon Ginger Plante

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

Borboleta Ginger planta

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Butterfly Ginger roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Zingiberaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Hedychium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Zingibereae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Zingiberoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA80

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Butterfly Ginger

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Butterfly Ginger

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

Red Fescue and Butterfly Ginger Physical Information

Red Fescue and Butterfly Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Butterfly Ginger are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Red Fescue and Butterfly Ginger

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