1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal
1.4 Types
Lustrous Creeping Red Fescue, Rubra trichophylla, Rubra rubra
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Wide range of ecological site
agricultural areas, Along Railroads, Coastal Regions, Forests, Roadsides, Scrubs, Suburban areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
H1, H2, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
5.10 cm180.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
Yellow, Yellow green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Red, Dark Green, Crimson
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Elliptic to oblong
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, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
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, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune grass to maintain level
Prune for shortening long shoots
4.8 Fertilizers
fertilize in fall
don't fertilize in winter
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Billbugs, Dollar spot, Pythium blight, Red blotch, Red thread, White grubs
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Yellow Leaves
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Not Available
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Asthma
Asthma, breathing problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Wildlife
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Making rubber, Making tyres
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FESTUCA rubra
FICUS elastica
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Rotschwingel
Ficus elastica
7.2.3 In French
fétuque rouge
Ficus elastica
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
ελαστικός φίκος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Red festuca
fábrica de borracha
7.2.7 In Polish
Kostrzewa czerwona
gumy roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Red Fescue
Flexilis herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species