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About Foxtail pine and Foxtail Grass


About Foxtail Grass and Foxtail pine


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen  
Grass  

Origin
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Western Asia  
Europe, Asia  

Types
-  
Pennisetum alopecuroides  

Number of Varieties
-  
8  

Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Mediterranean region, Rock outcrops, Slopes, Woodlands  
Grassland  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
4-8  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
-  

Sunset Zone
1 - 7,15 - 17  
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Pyramidal  
Clump-Forming  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
1,000.00 cm  
40
30.50 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
200.00 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Purple, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green  
Purple, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray Green  
Tan  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Needle like  
Grass like  

Thorns
Yes  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Average  

Bloom Time
Late Summer, Spring  
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Wet Site, Salt  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering  
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Ample Water  

In Winter
Average Water  
Moderate  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam, Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Average  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Prune once the plant is tall enough, Prune to stimulate growth  
Prune to control growth  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Requires high amount of nitrogen  

Pests and Diseases
Adelgids, Bark beetles, Blister Rust, Canker, Sawfly Larvae, Spruce spider mite, White pine weevil  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Wet Site  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
-  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Yes  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Birds, Insects  
-  

Allergy
-  
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis  

Benefits

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
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
-  
Whole plant  

Other Uses
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  
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees  
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Pinus balfouriana  
ALOPECURUS  

Common Name
Foxtail pine  
Foxtail Grass  

In Hindi
foxtail pine  
Foxtail Grass  

In German
foxtail Kiefer  
Foxtail Grass  

In French
sétaire pin  
Foxtail Grass  

In Spanish
pino de cola de zorra  
Hierba de cola de zorra  

In Greek
αλωπέκουρου πεύκο  
αλωπέκουρου Grass  

In Portuguese
pinho foxtail  
grama de foxtail  

In Polish
włośnica sosny  
ber trawy  

In Latin
panicum pinus  
panicum Grass  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Coniferophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Pinopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Pinales  
Cyperales  

Family
Pinaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Pinus  
Alopecurus  

Clade
-  
-  

Tribe
Pineae  
-  

Subfamily
Pinoideae  
-  

Number of Species
111  
99+
12  

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Properties of Foxtail pine and Foxtail Grass

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

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Season and Care of Foxtail pine and Foxtail Grass

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

Foxtail pine and Foxtail Grass Physical Information

Foxtail pine and Foxtail Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Foxtail pine height is 1,000.00 cm and width 200.00 cm whereas Foxtail Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Foxtail pine and Foxtail Grass are as follows:

Care of Foxtail pine and Foxtail Grass

Care of Foxtail pine and Foxtail Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Foxtail pine pruning is done Prune once the plant is tall enough and Prune to stimulate growth and Foxtail Grass pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Foxtail pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.

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