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Foxtail Grass
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About Foxtail Grass and Adam's Needle

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

Europe, Asia
Southeastern United States

Types

Pennisetum alopecuroides
Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties

815
0 40000
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Habitat

Grassland
Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-84-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm45.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green
Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Ample Water
Moderate

In Winter

Moderate
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Type

Loam
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Flowers, Root

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS
Yucca filamentosa

Common Name

Foxtail Grass
Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

In Hindi

Foxtail Grass
Adam's needle

In German

Foxtail Grass
Fädige Palmlilie

In French

Foxtail Grass
Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish

Hierba de cola de zorra
Yucca filamentosa

In Greek

αλωπέκουρου Grass
Adam's Needle

In Portuguese

grama de foxtail
Adam's Needle

In Polish

ber trawy
Jukka karolińska

In Latin

panicum Grass
Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Liliales

Family

Poaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Alopecurus
Yucca

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Agavoideae

Number of Species

1230
1 27800
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Properties of Foxtail Grass and Adam's Needle

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

Season and Care of Foxtail Grass and Adam's Needle

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

Foxtail Grass and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Foxtail Grass and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Foxtail Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Foxtail Grass and Adam's Needle are as follows:

  • Foxtail Grass flower color: White

  • Foxtail Grass leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

  • Adam's Needle flower color: White

  • Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Foxtail Grass and Adam's Needle

Care of Foxtail Grass and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Foxtail Grass pruning is done Prune to control growth and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Foxtail Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.