Sweetbay

Meadow Foxtail

About Sweetbay and Meadow Foxtail

Sweetbay

Meadow Foxtail

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Grass

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Cherry laurel, California Bay Laurel, Spotted laurel

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

8 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

61.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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300.00 cm

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40.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Silver

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Silver

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Tan, Silver

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green, Tan

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, occasional watering once established

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Moderate

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Rust, Scab

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

Wet Site

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Nausea, wheezing

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Hair Conditioner, Making cosmetics

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Acne, Cancer, Diarrhea, Emollient, Migraines, Oral health, treating poison ivy

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaf Stalks, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Florist trade and landscaping, Making Perfumes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as Ornamental plant

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Shade Trees

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Laurus nobilis

ALOPECURUS pratensis

7.2 Common Name

Sweetbay

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.1 In Hindi

Laurus nobilis

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.2 In German

Echter Lorbeer

Wiesenfuchsschwanz

7.2.3 In French

Laurus nobilis

vulpin des prés

7.2.4 In Spanish

Laurus nobilis

pradera de cola de zorra

7.2.5 In Greek

Laurus nobilis

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Loureiro

Meadow Foxtail

7.2.7 In Polish

Wawrzyn szlachetny

łąka ber

7.2.8 In Latin

Laurus nobilis

meadow Foxtail

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Laurales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Magnoliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Laurus

Alopecurus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Epidendreae

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8.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweetbay and Meadow Foxtail

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

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Season and Care of Sweetbay and Meadow Foxtail

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

Sweetbay and Meadow Foxtail Physical Information

Sweetbay and Meadow Foxtail physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetbay height is 460.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Sweetbay and Meadow Foxtail are as follows:

Sweetbay flower color: White and Ivory
Sweetbay leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Silver
Meadow Foxtail flower color: White
Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

Care of Sweetbay and Meadow Foxtail

Care of Sweetbay and Meadow Foxtail include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetbay pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Meadow Foxtail pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Sweetbay 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.