Red Fescue

Fishtail Palm

About Red Fescue and Fishtail Palm

Red Fescue

Fishtail Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Southeastern Asia, India

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

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-710-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12-10

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, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Purple, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Light Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

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

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full 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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bugs

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Borders

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Sap, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used in making beverages

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, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

CARYOTA mitis

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Burmese Fishtail Palm, Fishtail Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

Fishtail palm

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Fishtail palm

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

Fishtail Palm

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

Fishtail palma

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

ιχθυόφθαλμους παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

Fishtail palma

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Fishtail dłoni

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

fishtail palma

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Caryota

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Caryoteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA13

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Fishtail Palm

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Fishtail Palm

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

Red Fescue and Fishtail Palm Physical Information

Red Fescue and Fishtail Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Fishtail Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Fishtail Palm are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Fishtail Palm flower color: Purple and Ivory
Fishtail Palm leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Red Fescue and Fishtail Palm

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