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About Red Fescue and Tall Fescue
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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Grass
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra
Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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1.5 Habitat
Wide range of ecological site
meadows, Well Drained, yards
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2-7
5-8
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
8 - 5
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, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 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
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Pale White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Blue Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Green, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Grass like
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
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4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water
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, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level
Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
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
Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Bugs
Mealybugs, Mites
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Ground Cover, Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Wildlife
Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Antispasmodic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Animal Feed, 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
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FESTUCA rubra
Festuca arundinacea
7.2 Common Name
Red Fescue
Tall Fescue
7.2.1 In Hindi
Red Fescue
tall fescue
7.2.2 In German
Rotschwingel
Rohr-Schwingel
7.2.3 In French
fétuque rouge
Festuca arundinacea
7.2.4 In Spanish
festuca roja
Festuca arundinacea
7.2.5 In Greek
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
tall fescue
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Red festuca
Festuca arundinacea
7.2.7 In Polish
Kostrzewa czerwona
Kostrzewa trzcinowa
7.2.8 In Latin
Red Fescue
tall fescue
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Festuca
Festuca
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
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8.9 Subfamily
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8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Red Fescue and Tall Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Tall Fescue

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

Red Fescue and Tall Fescue Physical Information

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

  • Red Fescue flower color: Not Available

  • Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green

  • Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White

  • Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Red Fescue and Tall Fescue

Care of Red Fescue and Tall Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level and Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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