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About Meadow Foxtail and Christmas Fern
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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Fern
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
North America, Northeastern United States
1.4 Types
not available
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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1.5 Habitat
Grassland
Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8
3-8
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8 - 5
8-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
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61.00 cm
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30.50 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
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40.60 cm
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45.70 cm
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought, Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
None
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Insects
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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64% Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALOPECURUS pratensis
POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides
7.2 Common Name
Meadow Foxtail
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7.2.1 In Hindi
Meadow Foxtail
Christmas Fern
7.2.2 In German
Wiesenfuchsschwanz
Christmas Fern
7.2.3 In French
vulpin des prés
polystic faux-acrostic
7.2.4 In Spanish
pradera de cola de zorra
Christmas Fern
7.2.5 In Greek
Meadow Foxtail
Christmas Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Meadow Foxtail
Christmas Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
łąka ber
Christmas Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
meadow Foxtail
Christmas Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Filicinophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
Filicales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Alopecurus
Polystichum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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8.8 Tribe
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8.9 Subfamily
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8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Meadow Foxtail and Christmas Fern

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

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Season and Care of Meadow Foxtail and Christmas Fern

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

Meadow Foxtail and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Meadow Foxtail and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Meadow Foxtail and Christmas Fern are as follows:

  • Meadow Foxtail flower color: White

  • Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

  • Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available

  • Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Christmas Fern

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

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