Purple Lovegrass

Foxtail Palm

About Purple Lovegrass and Foxtail Palm

Purple Lovegrass

Foxtail Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Australia

1.4 Types

Greener Pastures

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10 - 3

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm760.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Purple

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Linear

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Feature Plant, Foundation, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS spectabilis

WODYETIA bifurcata

7.2 Common Name

Purple Lovegrass

Foxtail Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

eragrostis spectabilis

Foxtail palm

7.2.2 In German

eragrostis spectabilis

Fuchsschwanz -palme

7.2.3 In French

eragrostis spectabilis

sétaire palme

7.2.4 In Spanish

Eragrostis spectabilis

la cola de zorra de palma

7.2.5 In Greek

eragrostis spectabilis

αλωπέκουρου παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Eragrostis spectabilis

foxtail palma

7.2.7 In Polish

Eragrostis okazałe

włośnica palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Eragrostis spectabilis

foxtail palmarum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Wodyetia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Purple Lovegrass and Foxtail Palm

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

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Season and Care of Purple Lovegrass and Foxtail Palm

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

Purple Lovegrass and Foxtail Palm Physical Information

Purple Lovegrass and Foxtail Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Lovegrass height is 45.70 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Foxtail Palm height is 760.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Lovegrass and Foxtail Palm are as follows:

Purple Lovegrass flower color: Purple
Purple Lovegrass leaf color: Light Green
Foxtail Palm flower color: White
Foxtail Palm leaf color: Green

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Foxtail Palm

Care of Purple Lovegrass and Foxtail Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Lovegrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Foxtail Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires little pruning. In summer Purple Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.