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About Foxtail Grass and Clumping Bamboo

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Grass

Origin

Europe, Asia
China

Types

Pennisetum alopecuroides
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

830
0 40000
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Habitat

Grassland
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12 - 7

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm1,070.00 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
Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Acicular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Ample Water
Moderate

In Winter

Moderate
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
-

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS
BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Foxtail Grass
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

Foxtail Grass
बांस

In German

Foxtail Grass
Verklumpung Bambus

In French

Foxtail Grass
clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

Hierba de cola de zorra
clumping Bamboo

In Greek

αλωπέκουρου Grass
συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

grama de foxtail
bambu aglutinação

In Polish

ber trawy
zbicie bambus

In Latin

panicum Grass
clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Cyperales

Family

Poaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Alopecurus
Bambusa

Clade

-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Bambuseae

Subfamily

-
Bambusoideae

Number of Species

121200
1 27800
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Properties of Foxtail Grass and Clumping Bamboo

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

Season and Care of Foxtail Grass and Clumping Bamboo

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

Foxtail Grass and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

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

  • Foxtail Grass flower color: White

  • Foxtail Grass leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

  • Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White

  • Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Foxtail Grass and Clumping Bamboo

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