Tail Flower

Red Fescue

About Tail Flower and Red Fescue

Tail Flower

Red Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe

1.4 Types

not available

Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Humid climates, Tropical Forests

Wide range of ecological site

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-112-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

7 - 1

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Vegetative

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

Needs 2-3 times watering per week

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune grass to maintain level

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in fall

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealy bugs, Mites, Nematodes, Scale

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Flies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available

Bugs

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Erosion control, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Boils, Rheumatism

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Shoots

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANTHURIUM andraeanum

FESTUCA rubra

7.2 Common Name

Flamingo Lily, Oil Cloth Flower, Oilcloth Flower, Tail Flower, Tailflower

Red Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

tail flower

Red Fescue

7.2.2 In German

Schwanz Blume

Rotschwingel

7.2.3 In French

Anthurium andraeanum

fétuque rouge

7.2.4 In Spanish

tail flower

festuca roja

7.2.5 In Greek

Tail flower

κόκκινο Φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tailflower

Red festuca

7.2.7 In Polish

Anturium Andrego

Kostrzewa czerwona

7.2.8 In Latin

Tail flower

Red Fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Araceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Anthocercis

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Anthurieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Pothoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

15NA

1 27800

Properties of Tail Flower and Red Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Tail Flower and Red Fescue

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

Tail Flower and Red Fescue Physical Information

Tail Flower and Red Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Tail Flower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Red Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Tail Flower and Red Fescue are as follows:

Tail Flower flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange Red
Tail Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green
Red Fescue flower color: Not Available
Red Fescue leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Tail Flower and Red Fescue

Care of Tail Flower and Red Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tail Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Red Fescue pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level. In summer Tail Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.