Red Fescue

Kochia

About Red Fescue and Kochia

Red Fescue

Kochia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA140

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

gardens, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-73-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12 - 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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm120.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Light 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

Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Loamy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Prune grass to maintain level

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, 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

Aphids, Mosquito

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bugs

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beautification, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences

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

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

BASSIA scoparia

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Burningbush, Kochia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

Bassia scoparia

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Besen-Radmelde

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

Bassia scoparia

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

Kochia scoparia

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

Bassia scoparia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

Bassia scoparia

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Mietelnik żakula

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

Bassia scoparia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Chenopodiaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Bassia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Camphorosmoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Kochia

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Kochia

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

Red Fescue and Kochia Physical Information

Red Fescue and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Kochia are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Kochia flower color: Not Available
Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Red Fescue and Kochia

Care of Red Fescue and Kochia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level and Kochia pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove dead branches. In summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.