Red Fescue

Water Oak

About Red Fescue and Water Oak

Red Fescue

Water Oak

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa

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

2-77-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

9-7

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm1,220.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA1,220.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown, Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Light Green, Bronze

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oblong or Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

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

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

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Grafting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

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

fertilize in fall, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Disease free, Moth

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Pollution, Shade areas

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

sneezing, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Cottage Garden

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin, Skin Problems

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Digestive, Skin irritation

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Fruits, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Charcoal, Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used fore making tools

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

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

QUERCUS laurifolia

7.2 Common Name

Red Fescue

Darlington Oak, Diamond-leaf Oak, Laurel Oak, Laurel-leaf Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak, Water Oak

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Fescue

Quercus

7.2.2 In German

Rotschwingel

Quercus

7.2.3 In French

fétuque rouge

Quercus

7.2.4 In Spanish

festuca roja

Quercus

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

Quercus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red festuca

Quercus

7.2.7 In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

Quercus

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Fescue

Quercus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Festuca

Quercus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Fescue and Water Oak

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

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Season and Care of Red Fescue and Water Oak

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

Red Fescue and Water Oak Physical Information

Red Fescue and Water Oak physical information is very important for comparison. Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available whereas Water Oak height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Red Fescue and Water Oak are as follows:

Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green
Water Oak flower color: Light Green
Water Oak leaf color: Light Green and Bronze

Care of Red Fescue and Water Oak

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