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Red Fescue
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About Red Fescue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

Types

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

Number of Varieties

1
0 40000
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Habitat

Wide range of ecological site

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

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

Habit

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

5.10 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

20.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Thorns

1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

From Rhizomes

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune grass to maintain level

Fertilizers

fertilize in fall

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

-

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Bark

10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Bugs

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Erosion control, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

FESTUCA rubra

Common Name

Red Fescue

In Hindi

Red Fescue

In German

Rotschwingel

In French

fétuque rouge

In Spanish

festuca roja

In Greek

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

In Portuguese

Red festuca

In Polish

Kostrzewa czerwona

In Latin

Red Fescue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Festuca

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

300
Rank: 55 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Red Fescue

Want to know the properties of Red Fescue? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Red Fescue is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma. Red Fescue Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Red Fescue Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Red Fescue. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Red Fescue physical information is as follows: 5.10 cm tall and 20.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Red Fescue

Taking Red Fescue Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Red Fescue include pruning, which should be done Prune grass to maintain level. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Red Fescue

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Red Fescue is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Red Fescue is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra. This plant's habitat is Wide range of ecological site and it comes in the hardiness zone 2-7. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.