Meadow Foxtail

Love in a mist

About Meadow Foxtail and Love in a mist

Meadow Foxtail

Love in a mist

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Southern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia

1.4 Types

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Fields, Roadsides, wastelands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

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1.8 Sunset Zone

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

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

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

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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40.60 cm

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15.20 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Blue, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water when soil is dry

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Not Available

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

Aphids

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

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Annual Plants 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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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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76% Annual Plants 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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves

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

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

Cottage garden

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS pratensis

NIGELLA damascena

7.2 Common Name

Meadow Foxtail

Love-in-a-mist

7.2.1 In Hindi

Meadow Foxtail

love-in-a-mist

7.2.2 In German

Wiesenfuchsschwanz

love-in-a-mist

7.2.3 In French

vulpin des prés

love-in-a-mist

7.2.4 In Spanish

pradera de cola de zorra

love-in-a-mist

7.2.5 In Greek

Meadow Foxtail

love-in-a-mist

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Meadow Foxtail

nigela-dos-trigos

7.2.7 In Polish

łąka ber

kocham-w-mgle

7.2.8 In Latin

meadow Foxtail

Amor-in-nebula

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Ranunculaceae

8.6 Genus

Alopecurus

Nigella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Meadow Foxtail and Love in a mist

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

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Season and Care of Meadow Foxtail and Love in a mist

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

Meadow Foxtail and Love in a mist Physical Information

Meadow Foxtail and Love in a mist physical information is very important for comparison. Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Love in a mist height is 30.50 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Meadow Foxtail and Love in a mist are as follows:

Meadow Foxtail flower color: White
Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green
Love in a mist flower color: Blue and Blue Violet
Love in a mist leaf color: Green

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Love in a mist

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