1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico, Central 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
1.5 Habitat
limestone outcrops, Open Plains
Wide range of ecological site
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
640.00 cm5.10 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Ivory
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red, Orange
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Olive
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Olive
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Olive
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green, Olive
Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
4.4.2 In Summer
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune grass to maintain level
4.8 Fertilizers
Not Available
fertilize in fall
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for birds, Shelter for wildlife
Erosion control, Wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for making wheel hubs, tool handles, Used for woodware
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ARBUTUS xalapensis
FESTUCA rubra
7.2 Common Name
Lady's Leg, Manzanita, Texas Madrone
Red Fescue
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Texas Madrone
Rotschwingel
7.2.3 In French
Texas Madrone
fétuque rouge
7.2.4 In Spanish
Arbutus xalapensis
festuca roja
7.2.5 In Greek
Texas Madrone
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Texas Madrone
Red festuca
7.2.7 In Polish
Texas Madrone
Kostrzewa czerwona
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species