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About Panicum and Meadow Foxtail

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Grass
Grass

Origin

-
Europe, Asia

Types

Switchgrass
-

Number of Varieties

45070
0 40000
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Habitat

Wet lands
Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8 - 5

Sunset Zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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

60.00 cm61.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.00 cm40.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Indigo
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

-
Medium

Type of Soil

Moist
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Average

Bloom Time

-
Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water
Moderate

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Moist
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

-
Showy

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

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

-
Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Deers
-

Allergy

-
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

small hedge
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as Biofuel
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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PANICUM
ALOPECURUS pratensis

Common Name

Panicum
Meadow Foxtail

In Hindi

panikom
Meadow Foxtail

In German

panikom
Wiesenfuchsschwanz

In French

panikom
vulpin des prés

In Spanish

panikom
pradera de cola de zorra

In Greek

Panicum
Meadow Foxtail

In Portuguese

Panicum
Meadow Foxtail

In Polish

Panicum
łąka ber

In Latin

Panicum
meadow Foxtail

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Poales
Cyperales

Family

Poaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Panicum
Alopecurus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Panicoideae
-

Number of Species

4503
1 27800
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Properties of Panicum and Meadow Foxtail

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

Season and Care of Panicum and Meadow Foxtail

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

Panicum and Meadow Foxtail Physical Information

Panicum and Meadow Foxtail physical information is very important for comparison. Panicum height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Panicum and Meadow Foxtail are as follows:

  • Panicum flower color: Indigo

  • Panicum leaf color:

  • Meadow Foxtail flower color: White

  • Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

Care of Panicum and Meadow Foxtail

Care of Panicum and Meadow Foxtail include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Panicum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Meadow Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Panicum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Meadow Foxtail needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.