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About Meadow Foxtail and Japanese Painted Fern

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
Fern
1.3 Origin
Europe, Asia
China, Japan, Korea
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)
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1.5 Habitat
Grassland
Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8
5-8
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, 7, 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
About American ..
61.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
40.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
About Evening Primrose
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
Burgundy
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, Gray Green, Silver
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Gray Green, Silver
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Grass like
Toothed
2.4 Thorns
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Shade, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Spores, Tissue culture
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Medium
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, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Shade, 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
Pest Free
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
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
97% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
No Fern Garden Plants has it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
29% Fern Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Not Available
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
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
41% Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Fern Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
Groundcover, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALOPECURUS pratensis
ATHYRIUM niponicum
7.2 Common Name
Meadow Foxtail
Red Beauty, Pictum Cristatum
7.2.1 In Hindi
Meadow Foxtail
Japanese painted fern
7.2.2 In German
Wiesenfuchsschwanz
Japanische gemalt Farn
7.2.3 In French
vulpin des prés
Athyrium niponicum
7.2.4 In Spanish
pradera de cola de zorra
Helecho pintado japonés
7.2.5 In Greek
Meadow Foxtail
Japanese painted fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Meadow Foxtail
Fern pintado japonês
7.2.7 In Polish
łąka ber
Wietlica japońska
7.2.8 In Latin
meadow Foxtail
Japanese painted fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Pteridopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
Agaricales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
Dryopteridaceae
8.6 Genus
Alopecurus
Athyrium
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Rank: 63 (Overall)
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Properties of Meadow Foxtail and Japanese Painted Fern

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

Season and Care of Meadow Foxtail and Japanese Painted Fern

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

Meadow Foxtail and Japanese Painted Fern Physical Information

Meadow Foxtail and Japanese Painted Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Japanese Painted Fern height is 20.30 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Meadow Foxtail and Japanese Painted Fern are as follows:

  • Meadow Foxtail flower color: White

  • Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

  • Japanese Painted Fern flower color: Burgundy

  • Japanese Painted Fern leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Japanese Painted Fern

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