Meadow Foxtail

Jamaican poinsettia

About Meadow Foxtail and Jamaican poinsettia

Meadow Foxtail

Jamaican poinsettia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Caribbean

1.4 Types

not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Islands, subtropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

61.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

40.60 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow, Red, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

Allow to dry out slightly between watering

4.4.2 In Summer

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Purgative, Syphilis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Latex

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS pratensis

EUPHORBIA punicea

7.2 Common Name

Meadow Foxtail

Jamaican poinsettia, Flame of Jamaica, Vegetable-leather, Flame-of-Jamaica, Scarlet-flowered spurge, Crimson Euphorbia, West Indian spurge

7.2.1 In Hindi

Meadow Foxtail

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.2 In German

Wiesenfuchsschwanz

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.3 In French

vulpin des prés

Euphorbe cramoise

7.2.4 In Spanish

pradera de cola de zorra

Poinsetia de Jamaica, Flor de pascua del caribe

7.2.5 In Greek

Meadow Foxtail

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Meadow Foxtail

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.7 In Polish

łąka ber

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.8 In Latin

meadow Foxtail

Jamaican poinsettia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Alopecurus

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Euphorbieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Meadow Foxtail and Jamaican poinsettia

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

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Season and Care of Meadow Foxtail and Jamaican poinsettia

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

Meadow Foxtail and Jamaican poinsettia Physical Information

Meadow Foxtail and Jamaican poinsettia physical information is very important for comparison. Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Jamaican poinsettia height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Meadow Foxtail and Jamaican poinsettia are as follows:

Meadow Foxtail flower color: White
Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green
Jamaican poinsettia flower color: Yellow, Red and Salmon
Jamaican poinsettia leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Jamaican poinsettia

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Jamaican poinsettia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Meadow Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth and Jamaican poinsettia 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 Jamaican poinsettia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.