Heliotrope

Meadow Foxtail

About Heliotrope and Meadow Foxtail

Heliotrope

Meadow Foxtail

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

South America

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not available

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, tropical environments

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-13

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

66.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

61.00 cm

Rank: 93 (Overall)▶

40.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Moderate

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

40% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

No Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !

✔ ✘

3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

3% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

50% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Sore throat, Uterine Displacement

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Whole plant

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

64% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HELIOTROPIUM arborescens

ALOPECURUS pratensis

7.2 Common Name

Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.1 In Hindi

हेलीओट्रोप

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.2 In German

Heliotrop

Wiesenfuchsschwanz

7.2.3 In French

héliotrope

vulpin des prés

7.2.4 In Spanish

heliotropo

pradera de cola de zorra

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.6 In Portuguese

heliotrópio

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.7 In Polish

heliotrop

łąka ber

7.2.8 In Latin

Heliotrope

meadow Foxtail

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Heliotropium

Alopecurus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Heliotropioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

250

Rank: 51 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Heliotrope and Meadow Foxtail

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

Compare Tender Perennial

Heliotrope and New Guinea Impatiens

Heliotrope and Moonflower

Heliotrope and Irisine

Season and Care of Heliotrope and Meadow Foxtail

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

Heliotrope and Meadow Foxtail Physical Information

Heliotrope and Meadow Foxtail physical information is very important for comparison. Heliotrope height is 66.00 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Heliotrope and Meadow Foxtail are as follows:

Heliotrope flower color: White and Ivory
Heliotrope leaf color: Dark Green
Meadow Foxtail flower color: White
Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

Care of Heliotrope and Meadow Foxtail

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