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Foxtail Grass
Foxtail Grass

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About Foxtail Grass and Pitch Pine

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

Europe, Asia
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada

Types

Pennisetum alopecuroides
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine

Number of Varieties

81
0 40000
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Habitat

Grassland
Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
7-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm3,000.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm76.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Dry, Sandy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site, Salt
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
-

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs

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

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Tree trunks

Other Uses

cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS
PINUS rigida

Common Name

Foxtail Grass
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine

In Hindi

Foxtail Grass
सनोबर

In German

Foxtail Grass
Pitch pine

In French

Foxtail Grass
pitch pine

In Spanish

Hierba de cola de zorra
pino

In Greek

αλωπέκουρου Grass
πίσσα πεύκο

In Portuguese

grama de foxtail
resina de pinheiro

In Polish

ber trawy
Pitch sosny

In Latin

panicum Grass
pice pinus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Pinophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Pinopsida

Order

Cyperales
Pinales

Family

Poaceae
Pinaceae

Genus

Alopecurus
Pinus

Clade

-
-

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

12115
1 27800
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Properties of Foxtail Grass and Pitch Pine

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

Season and Care of Foxtail Grass and Pitch Pine

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

Foxtail Grass and Pitch Pine Physical Information

Foxtail Grass and Pitch Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Foxtail Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Pitch Pine height is 3,000.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Foxtail Grass and Pitch Pine are as follows:

  • Foxtail Grass flower color: White

  • Foxtail Grass leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

  • Pitch Pine flower color: Green

  • Pitch Pine leaf color: Yellow green

Care of Foxtail Grass and Pitch Pine

Care of Foxtail Grass and Pitch Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Foxtail Grass pruning is done Prune to control growth and Pitch Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Foxtail Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate. Whereas, in summer Pitch Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.