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About Red Fescue



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

Habitat
Wide range of ecological site

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-7

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 100

Minimum Width
20.00 cm

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
No

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
No

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
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Fine

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Bugs

Allergy
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
No

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
No

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

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 55

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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:

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

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