Red Fescue

Cats Whiskers

About Red Fescue and Cats Whiskers

Red Fescue

Cats Whiskers

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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

South Africa

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

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-79-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12-9

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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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, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

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, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, 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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune grass to maintain level

Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in fall

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

Insignificant

Showy

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

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

Bugs

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

BULBINE frutescens

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

Not Available

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

Moustaches usine de Cat

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

Bigotes Planta de gato

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

Bigodes Planta de Gato

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

Cat Whiskers Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Orthosiphon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ocimeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Cats Whiskers

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Cats Whiskers

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

Red Fescue and Cats Whiskers Physical Information

Red Fescue and Cats Whiskers physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Cats Whiskers are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green

Care of Red Fescue and Cats Whiskers

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