Meadow Foxtail

Shooting Star

About Meadow Foxtail and Shooting Star

Meadow Foxtail

Shooting Star

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

not available

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 75 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Floodplains, open Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

12-9

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, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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40.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Red, Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate elongated

2.4 Thorns

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

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

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

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

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

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

Prune after flowering, 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, Fungal leaf spots

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub 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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55% Most Useful Shrub 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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7% Most Useful Shrub 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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14% Most Useful Shrub 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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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub 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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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

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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62% Most Useful Shrub 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

Unknown

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

Unknown

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS pratensis

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

7.2 Common Name

Meadow Foxtail

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

7.2.1 In Hindi

Meadow Foxtail

shooting star

7.2.2 In German

Wiesenfuchsschwanz

shooting star

7.2.3 In French

vulpin des prés

Dodecatheon

7.2.4 In Spanish

pradera de cola de zorra

Dodecatheon

7.2.5 In Greek

Meadow Foxtail

shooting star

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Meadow Foxtail

Dodecatheon

7.2.7 In Polish

łąka ber

shooting star

7.2.8 In Latin

meadow Foxtail

shooting star

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Primulales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Alopecurus

Dodecatheon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, 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 Shooting Star

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

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Season and Care of Meadow Foxtail and Shooting Star

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

Meadow Foxtail and Shooting Star Physical Information

Meadow Foxtail and Shooting Star physical information is very important for comparison. Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Meadow Foxtail and Shooting Star are as follows:

Meadow Foxtail flower color: White
Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green
Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy

Care of Meadow Foxtail and Shooting Star

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