Red Fescue

Northern Spy Apple

About Red Fescue and Northern Spy Apple

Red Fescue

Northern Spy Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fruit

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

fuji, jonathan apple

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

Cold Regions, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-73-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

8-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm370.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Light Yellow, Brown

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oval Cordate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, 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

Early Spring, Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Do not water frequently

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune grass to maintain level

Prune central stem, Remove lateral branches

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in fall

Apply 10-10-10 amount, fertilize in growing season, Fertilize the soil before planting

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs

Bacterial Blight, Bacterial Canker, Leaf rust, Red blotch, Ring Rot, Woodpecker feeding

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

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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

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, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Peripheral Edema, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Acne, For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Stops hair loss

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Food for animals, Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Acne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Anemia, constipation, Gastrointestinal disorders, Hair Loss, Parkinson

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Cosmetics, Used As Food

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, Fruit / Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

MALUS domestica 'Northern Spy'

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Apple, Cider Apple, Cooking Apple, Eating Apple, Northern Spy Apple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

Northern Spy Apple

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Northern Spy Apfel

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

Northern Spy Pomme

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

Espía del Norte de Apple

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

Βόρεια κατάσκοπος της Apple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

Northern Spy a Apple

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Northern Spy Jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

Northern Spy Apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Malus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Dicotyledonous, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Northern Spy Apple

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Northern Spy Apple

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

Red Fescue and Northern Spy Apple Physical Information

Red Fescue and Northern Spy Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Northern Spy Apple height is 370.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Northern Spy Apple are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Northern Spy Apple flower color: White and Pink
Northern Spy Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Red Fescue and Northern Spy Apple

Care of Red Fescue and Northern Spy Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level and Northern Spy Apple pruning is done Prune central stem and Remove lateral branches. In summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Northern Spy Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.