Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruit
Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Types
Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra
Not avaialable
Number of Varieties
150
0
40000
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Habitat
Wide range of ecological site
Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-75-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
9-1
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
A1, A2, A3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.10 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in fall
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs
Birds
Allergy
Asthma
Mouth itching, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cancer, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems, Tooth ache
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
FESTUCA rubra
Malus domestica
Common Name
Red Fescue
Apple, Cooking Apple, Crimson King Apple, Red Cider Apple, Red Eating Apple
In Hindi
Red Fescue
Cider Apple
In German
Rotschwingel
Cider Apple
In French
fétuque rouge
Cider Apple
In Spanish
festuca roja
sidra de manzana
In Greek
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
Cider Apple
In Portuguese
Red festuca
sidra de maçã
In Polish
Kostrzewa czerwona
Cider Apple
In Latin
Red Fescue
Pupillam cisere
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Festuca
Malus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
30055
1
27800
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