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Meadow Foxtail
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About Meadow Foxtail and Painted Fingernails

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Grass
Tender Perennial

Origin

Europe, Asia
Brazil

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

702
0 40000
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Habitat

Grassland
Rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5
-

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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm15.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.60 cm40.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green
Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Wet Site
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Ample Water
Moderate

In Winter

Moderate
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Flowers

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS pratensis
Neoregelia spectabilis

Common Name

Meadow Foxtail
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

In Hindi

Meadow Foxtail
painted fingernail

In German

Wiesenfuchsschwanz
painted fingernail

In French

vulpin des prés
Neoregelia spectabilis

In Spanish

pradera de cola de zorra
painted fingernail

In Greek

Meadow Foxtail
painted fingernail

In Portuguese

Meadow Foxtail
Painted fingernails

In Polish

łąka ber
painted fingernail

In Latin

meadow Foxtail
Neoregelia spectabilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Cyperales
Bromeliales

Family

Poaceae
Bromeliaceae

Genus

Alopecurus
Neoregelia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
Bromelioideae

Number of Species

3-
1 27800
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Properties of Meadow Foxtail and Painted Fingernails

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

Season and Care of Meadow Foxtail and Painted Fingernails

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

Meadow Foxtail and Painted Fingernails Physical Information

Meadow Foxtail and Painted Fingernails physical information is very important for comparison. Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Meadow Foxtail and Painted Fingernails are as follows:

  • Meadow Foxtail flower color: White

  • Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

  • Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet

  • Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Painted Fingernails

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