Cinquefoil

Meadow Foxtail

About Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail

Cinquefoil

Meadow Foxtail

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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500

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1.5 Habitat

Fields, Open Forest, Upland

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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

Cushion/Mound-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.50 cm

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61.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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38.10 cm

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40.60 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late 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?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

Neutral, Alkaline

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, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot

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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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

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Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

ALOPECURUS pratensis

7.2 Common Name

Cinquefoil

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.1 In Hindi

पंचकोण

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.2 In German

Fingerkraut

Wiesenfuchsschwanz

7.2.3 In French

potentille

vulpin des prés

7.2.4 In Spanish

cinquefoil

pradera de cola de zorra

7.2.5 In Greek

Πεντάφυλλο

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cinquefoil

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.7 In Polish

pięciornik

łąka ber

7.2.8 In Latin

cinquefoil

meadow Foxtail

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Potentilla

Alopecurus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail

Wondering what are the properties of Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail? We provide you with everything About Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail. Cinquefoil doesn't have thorns and Meadow Foxtail doesn't have thorns. Also Cinquefoil does not have fragrant flowers. Cinquefoil has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy and Meadow Foxtail has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy. 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 Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail

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

Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail Physical Information

Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail physical information is very important for comparison. Cinquefoil height is 30.50 cm and width 38.10 cm whereas Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail are as follows:

Cinquefoil flower color: Not Available
Cinquefoil leaf color: Not Available
Meadow Foxtail flower color: White
Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

Care of Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail

Care of Cinquefoil and Meadow Foxtail include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cinquefoil pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Meadow Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Cinquefoil 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.