Black Wattle

Meadow Foxtail

About Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail

Black Wattle

Meadow Foxtail

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Valley, wooded grassland

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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910.00 cm

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61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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910.00 cm

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40.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Chocolate

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Moderate

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture

cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PELTOPHORUM africanum

ALOPECURUS pratensis

7.2 Common Name

Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Wattle Tree

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Akazie Baum

Wiesenfuchsschwanz

7.2.3 In French

Noir Arbre Wattle

vulpin des prés

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro del árbol del zarzo

pradera de cola de zorra

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore da acácia negra

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarne Drzewo akacji

łąka ber

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger Wattle ligno

meadow Foxtail

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Rosopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Peltophorum

Alopecurus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Caesalpinieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail

Wondering what are the properties of Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail? We provide you with everything About Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail. Black Wattle doesn't have thorns and Meadow Foxtail doesn't have thorns. Also Black Wattle does not have fragrant flowers. Black Wattle has allergic reactions like Pollen and Meadow Foxtail has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail

Season and care of Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail is important to know. While considering everything about Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Wattle season is Spring and Summer and Meadow Foxtail season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Black Wattle is Loam, Sand and for Meadow Foxtail is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Black Wattle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Meadow Foxtail is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail Physical Information

Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail physical information is very important for comparison. Black Wattle height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail are as follows:

Black Wattle flower color: Light Yellow and Lemon yellow
Black Wattle leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Meadow Foxtail flower color: White
Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

Care of Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail

Care of Black Wattle and Meadow Foxtail include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Wattle pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Meadow Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Black Wattle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Meadow Foxtail needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.