1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Grass
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
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
Dry areas, Lake Sides, riparian zones, Slopes, Upland
Wide range of ecological site
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 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
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm5.10 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow Brown
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brownish Red, Red
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green, Brown
Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Scale-like imbricate
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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
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?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
From Rhizomes
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, 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
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
Citrus leaf miner, Drought, Edema, Gray mold
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
Anaphylaxis, Hives, Itchy eyes, Red eyes, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Watery eyes
Asthma
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
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
anti rheumatic, Astringent, Diuretic, Expectorant, Tonic
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, extracted oil, Leaves, Twigs
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Medicinal oil, Used as firewood, Used in herbal medicines, Used in Homeopathy
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
THUJA occidentalis
FESTUCA rubra
7.2 Common Name
northern white cedar, swamp cedar, false white ceda
Red Fescue
7.2.1 In Hindi
Thuja occidentalis
Red Fescue
7.2.2 In German
Abendländischer Lebensbaum
Rotschwingel
7.2.3 In French
Thuya occidental
fétuque rouge
7.2.4 In Spanish
Tuya del Canadá
festuca roja
7.2.5 In Greek
Thuja occidentalis
κόκκινο Φεστούκα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Thuja occidentalis
Red festuca
7.2.7 In Polish
Żywotnik_zachodni
Kostrzewa czerwona
7.2.8 In Latin
Thuja occidentalis
Red Fescue
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
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species