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Meadow Foxtail
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About Meadow Foxtail and Clumping Bamboo

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Grass

Origin

Europe, Asia
China

Types

-
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

7030
0 40000
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Habitat

Grassland
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-88-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5
12 - 7

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.60 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Pale White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Acicular

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer
-

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune to control growth
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
-

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS pratensis
BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Meadow Foxtail
Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

Meadow Foxtail
बांस

In German

Wiesenfuchsschwanz
Verklumpung Bambus

In French

vulpin des prés
clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

pradera de cola de zorra
clumping Bamboo

In Greek

Meadow Foxtail
συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Meadow Foxtail
bambu aglutinação

In Polish

łąka ber
zbicie bambus

In Latin

meadow Foxtail
clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Cyperales

Family

Poaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Alopecurus
Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Bambuseae

Subfamily

-
Bambusoideae

Number of Species

31200
1 27800
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Properties of Meadow Foxtail and Clumping Bamboo

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

Season and Care of Meadow Foxtail and Clumping Bamboo

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

Meadow Foxtail and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Meadow Foxtail and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Meadow Foxtail and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

  • Meadow Foxtail flower color: White

  • Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

  • Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White

  • Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Meadow Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Meadow Foxtail needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.