1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
1.4 Types
not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Grassland
Floodplains, Lowland, River side, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.50 cm240.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm240.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Chocolate, Black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Circular, dissected, long and linear
2.4 Thorns
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, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Wet Site, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Avoid during Pregnancy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Asthma, Baldness, Cold, Cough, Migraines, Sore throat
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
Foxtail Grass
Bush Palmetto, Dwarf Palmetto, Little Blue Stem, Swamp Palmetto
7.2.1 In Hindi
Foxtail Grass
बौना पल्मेट्टो
7.2.2 In German
Foxtail Grass
Zwerg Palmetto
7.2.3 In French
Foxtail Grass
Palmetto nain
7.2.4 In Spanish
Hierba de cola de zorra
Palmetto enano
7.2.5 In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Grass
Νάνος Palmetto
7.2.6 In Portuguese
grama de foxtail
Palmetto anão
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
panicum Grass
Pumilio Palmetto
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Coryphoideae
8.10 Number of Species