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Foxtail Palm
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About Foxtail Palm

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Palm or Cycad

Origin

Australia

Types

Wodyetia bifurcata

Number of Varieties

3
0 40000
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Habitat

Forest edges

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

760.00 cm
Rank: 48 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Thorns

35% - Palm Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

17% - Palm Garden Plants

Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

21% - Palm Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

38% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

5% - Palm Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

2% - Palm Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

No - Palm Garden Plants has it !

Showy Foliage

95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

30% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

5% - Palm Garden Plants

Invasive

No - Palm Garden Plants has it !

Self-Sowing

64% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

-

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

74% - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

-

Used As Indoor Plant

29% - Palm Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Palm Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

WODYETIA bifurcata

Common Name

Foxtail Palm

In Hindi

Foxtail palm

In German

Fuchsschwanz -palme

In French

sétaire palme

In Spanish

la cola de zorra de palma

In Greek

αλωπέκουρου παλάμη

In Portuguese

foxtail palma

In Polish

włośnica palmowy

In Latin

foxtail palmarum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Wodyetia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

Arecoideae

Number of Species

27
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Properties of Foxtail Palm

Want to know the properties of Foxtail Palm? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Foxtail Palm is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Foxtail Palm Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Foxtail Palm Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Foxtail Palm. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Foxtail Palm physical information is as follows: 760.00 cm tall and 460.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Linear. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Foxtail Palm

Taking Foxtail Palm Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Foxtail Palm include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires little pruning. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Foxtail Palm

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Foxtail Palm is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Foxtail Palm is a very important plant from Palm. There are 3 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Wodyetia bifurcata. This plant's habitat is Forest edges and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.