Red Fescue

Jessamine

About Red Fescue and Jessamine

Red Fescue

Jessamine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

Carolina jasmine,gelsemium

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-77-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12-7

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, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Orange, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red, Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light 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

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oblong elliptic

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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, 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

Indeterminate

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

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season

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, 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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches

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

Leaf rust, Red blotch, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Cold climate

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

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Skin inflammation

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Anti-oxidant, Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bulbs, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

CESTRUM 'Orange Peel'

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Jessamine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

चमेली

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Carolina-Jasmin

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

Gelsemium sempervirens

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

Gelsemium sempervirens

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

Gelsemium sempervirens

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

Gelsemium sempervirens

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Gelsemium sempervirens

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

Gelsemium sempervirens

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Cestrum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Asterids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Solanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Jessamine

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Jessamine

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

Red Fescue and Jessamine Physical Information

Red Fescue and Jessamine physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Jessamine height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Jessamine are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Jessamine flower color: Orange and Gold
Jessamine leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Red Fescue and Jessamine

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