Red Fescue

Cymbidium Orchid

About Red Fescue and Cymbidium Orchid

Red Fescue

Cymbidium Orchid

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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

Southeastern Asia, China, Japan

1.4 Types

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

Cymbidium madidum, Cymbidium suave

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA52

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

Open Forest, Rainforest, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-78-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

10-1

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

H1, H2, 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 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Sword-like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Bulbs, Divison

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Do not let dry out between waterings, Needs watering once a week

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

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

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

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

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bugs

Bees

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Cut Flowers, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Cancer, Eye Problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Air freshner, Employed in herbal medicine, Making Perfumes, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

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

Container, Cutflower, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

CYMBIDIUM

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Cymbidium Orchid, Sword-leaf Cymbidium, boat orchid

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

आर्किड

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Cymbidium Orchid

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

Cymbidium Orchid

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

Cymbidium Orchid

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

kymbes

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

Cymbidium Orchid

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Cymbidium Orchid

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

Cymbidium Orchid

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheobionta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Orchidales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Cymbidium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cymbidieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA52

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Cymbidium Orchid

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Cymbidium Orchid

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

Red Fescue and Cymbidium Orchid Physical Information

Red Fescue and Cymbidium Orchid physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Cymbidium Orchid height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Cymbidium Orchid are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Cymbidium Orchid flower color: Not Available
Cymbidium Orchid leaf color: Not Available

Care of Red Fescue and Cymbidium Orchid

Care of Red Fescue and Cymbidium Orchid include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level and Cymbidium Orchid pruning is done 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 Cymbidium Orchid needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.