Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Asia
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia
Types
Pennisetum alopecuroides
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Number of Varieties
8-
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-8
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
1 - 7,15 - 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm200.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
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
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
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
-
Other Uses
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Application in Furniture, Condiment, Food for animals, Paper pulp, Showy Purposes, Used as Christmas Tree, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
ALOPECURUS
Pinus balfouriana
Common Name
Foxtail Grass
Foxtail pine
In Hindi
Foxtail Grass
foxtail pine
In German
Foxtail Grass
foxtail Kiefer
In French
Foxtail Grass
sétaire pin
In Spanish
Hierba de cola de zorra
pino de cola de zorra
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Grass
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο
In Portuguese
grama de foxtail
pinho foxtail
In Polish
ber trawy
włośnica sosny
In Latin
panicum Grass
panicum pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Cyperales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Alopecurus
Pinus
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
Pineae
Subfamily
-
Pinoideae
Number of Species
12111
1
27800
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