1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe
1.4 Types
Not Available
Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert
Wide range of ecological site
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21
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
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
910.00 cm5.10 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1.6 Plant Color
1.6.1 Flower Color
White, Green
Not Available
1.6.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.6.3 Fruit Color
Green, Red
Non Fruiting Plant
1.6.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.6.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
1.6.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.6.7 Leaf Color in Winter
1.7 Shape
1.7.1 Leaf Shape
1.8 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Needs small amount of water
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
3.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in fall
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, pollinators
Bugs
4.12 Allergy
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Ground Cover
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Wildlife
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Rheumatism
No Medicinal Use
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Whole plant
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
Carnegiea gigantea
FESTUCA rubra
6.2 Common Name
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
6.2.7 In Polish
Saguaro
Kostrzewa czerwona
6.2.8 In Latin
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
7.4 Order
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
7.8 Tribe
Pachycereeae
Not Available
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species