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About Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass


About Foxtail Grass and Clumping Bamboo


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Grass  
Grass  

Origin
China  
Europe, Asia  

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  
Pennisetum alopecuroides  

Number of Varieties
30  
99+
8  

Habitat
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods  
Grassland  

USDA Hardiness Zone
8-12  
4-8  

AHS Heat Zone
12 - 7  
-  

Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 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  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,070.00 cm  
38
30.50 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Pale White  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Purple, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Purple, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
Tan  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Acicular  
Grass like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Average  

Bloom Time
-  
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Wet Site, Salt  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply  
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Ample Water  

In Winter
Average Water  
Moderate  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves  
Prune to control growth  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Requires high amount of nitrogen  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Wet Site  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Yes  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Mites  
-  

Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress  
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed  
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Stem, Tree trunks  
Whole plant  

Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry  
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical  
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA beecheyana  
ALOPECURUS  

Common Name
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  
Foxtail Grass  

In Hindi
बांस  
Foxtail Grass  

In German
Verklumpung Bambus  
Foxtail Grass  

In French
clumping Bamboo  
Foxtail Grass  

In Spanish
clumping Bamboo  
Hierba de cola de zorra  

In Greek
συσσώρευση μπαμπού  
αλωπέκουρου Grass  

In Portuguese
bambu aglutinação  
grama de foxtail  

In Polish
zbicie bambus  
ber trawy  

In Latin
clumping Bamboo  
panicum Grass  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Cyperales  
Cyperales  

Family
Poaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Bambusa  
Alopecurus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
-  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
-  

Subfamily
Bambusoideae  
-  

Number of Species
1200  
22
12  

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Properties of Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass? We provide you with everything About Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass. Clumping Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Foxtail Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Clumping Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Clumping Bamboo has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress and Foxtail Grass has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash and Respiratory distress. 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 Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass

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

Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass Physical Information

Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Foxtail Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass are as follows:

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass

Care of Clumping Bamboo and Foxtail Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Foxtail Grass pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.

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