About Meadow Foxtail

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Origin

Europe, Asia

Types

not available

Number of Varieties

Not Available

0 40000

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Habitat

Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0.54 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)

0.1 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Not Available

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Thorns

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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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17% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Ample Water

In Winter

Moderate

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth

Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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36% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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5% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

Fragrant Leaf

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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65% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Not Available

Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Edible Uses

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40% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALOPECURUS pratensis

Common Name

Meadow Foxtail

In Hindi

Meadow Foxtail

In German

Wiesenfuchsschwanz

In French

vulpin des prés

In Spanish

pradera de cola de zorra

In Greek

Meadow Foxtail

In Portuguese

Meadow Foxtail

In Polish

łąka ber

In Latin

meadow Foxtail

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Alopecurus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Not Available

Subfamily

Not Available

Number of Species

Not Available

1 27800

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Properties of Meadow Foxtail

Want to know the properties of Meadow Foxtail? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Meadow Foxtail is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma, conjunctivitis and Rhinitis. Meadow Foxtail Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available

Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Meadow Foxtail Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Meadow Foxtail. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Meadow Foxtail physical information is as follows: 61.00 cm tall and 40.60 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Grass like. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White

Leaf color: Green

Care of Meadow Foxtail

Taking Meadow Foxtail Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Meadow Foxtail include pruning, which should be done Prune to control growth. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Moderate. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Meadow Foxtail

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Meadow Foxtail is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Meadow Foxtail is a very important plant from Grass Plants. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: not available. This plant's habitat is Grassland and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.