Red Fescue

Chinquapin

About Red Fescue and Chinquapin

Red Fescue

Chinquapin

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

Hillside, Ridges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-7

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

9-5

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

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1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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5.10 cm

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610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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150.00 cm

Rank: 74 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Yellow, Gold, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Elliptic

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

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, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks

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

Clay, Loam

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

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

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Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bugs

Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Air purification, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Headache, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences

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

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

CASTANEA pumila

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Chinquapin

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

बौना शाहबलूत

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Zwergkastanien

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

châtaignier nain

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

el castaño enano

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

νάνος καστανιάς

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

νάνος καστανιάς

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

krasnolud kasztan

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

P. castaneis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Castanea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

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Cherokee

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Red Fescue and Chinquapin

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Chinquapin

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

Red Fescue and Chinquapin Physical Information

Red Fescue and Chinquapin physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Chinquapin height is 610.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Chinquapin are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Chinquapin flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinquapin leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Red Fescue and Chinquapin

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