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About Red Fescue and Protea

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe
Africa, Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra
Drakensberg sugarbush, Clanwilliam sugarbush, The Wagon tree
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Wide range of ecological site
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2-7
10-11
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
12-8
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, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Mat-forming
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
5.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
91.44 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
91.44 cm
Rank: 82 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
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
Egg-shaped
2.4 Thorns
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall, Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Not Available
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Not Available
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
All year
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
Requires a lot of watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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
4.7 Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
80% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Not Available
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.4 Showy Foliage
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.5 Showy Bark
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
Not Available
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Not Available
5.8 Evergreen
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
Not Available
5.10 Self-Sowing
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
5.11 Attracts
Bugs
Flying insects, Insects
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Insignificant
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Wildlife
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Cough, Diarrhea, Stomach Ulcers
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
All List of Trees Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FESTUCA rubra
PROTEA
7.2 Common Name
Red Fescue
Protea, Waboom, Wagon Tree
7.2.1 In Hindi
Red Fescue
Protea plant
7.2.2 In German
Rotschwingel
Protea Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
fétuque rouge
usine de Protea
7.2.4 In Spanish
festuca roja
planta de protea
7.2.5 In Greek
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
φυτό Protea
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Red festuca
planta Protea
7.2.7 In Polish
Kostrzewa czerwona
Protea roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Red Fescue
Protea herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
Proteales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Proteaceae
8.6 Genus
Festuca
Protea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Proteae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Proteoideae
8.10 Number of Species
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: 13 (Overall)
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Properties of Red Fescue and Protea

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

Season and Care of Red Fescue and Protea

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

Red Fescue and Protea Physical Information

Red Fescue and Protea physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Protea height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Protea are as follows:

  • Red Fescue flower color: Not Available

  • Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green

  • Protea flower color: Not Available

  • Protea leaf color: Not Available

Care of Red Fescue and Protea

Care of Red Fescue and Protea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level and Protea pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove branches, 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 Protea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.