Red Fescue

Sawblade

About Red Fescue and Sawblade

Red Fescue

Sawblade

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

North America, South America, Argentina, Brazil

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

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-79-13

0 99

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, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA22.90 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow, Lemon yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Tan

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, Olive

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Rosette

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

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

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Rooted stem cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Needs more water during establishment

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, 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

Not Available

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

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

Ants

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Hanging Basket

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Skin Diseases

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

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, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

DYCKIA brevifolia

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Sawblade

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

Sawblade

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Sawblade

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

Sawblade

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

Dyckia piña

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

Sawblade

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

Sawblade

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Sawblade

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

Sawblade

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Bromeliales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Bromeliaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Dyckia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Pitcairnioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Sawblade

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Sawblade

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

Red Fescue and Sawblade Physical Information

Red Fescue and Sawblade physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Sawblade height is 20.30 cm and width 22.90 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Sawblade are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Sawblade flower color: Yellow and Lemon yellow
Sawblade leaf color: Green

Care of Red Fescue and Sawblade

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