1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Mexico
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe
1.4 Types
Sringar, Mexican Single, Pearl
Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cold Regions
Wide range of ecological site
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
60.00 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
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
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?
From bulbs, From Rhizomes
From Rhizomes
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
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
Acidic, Neutral
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
cut main flower spike, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level
4.8 Fertilizers
8-8-8, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in fall
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mites, Thripes
Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought
Not Available
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
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Skin inflammation
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
Antidepressant, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Sedative
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Making Perfumes, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
POLIANTHES tuberosa
FESTUCA rubra
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Τουμπερόζα
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Tuberoza
Kostrzewa czerwona
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species