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Tree Echium
Tree Echium

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About Tree Echium and Foxtail Grass

What is

Life Span

Biennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Grass

Origin

Canary Islands
Europe, Asia

Types

Echium pininana
Pennisetum alopecuroides

Number of Varieties

108
0 40000
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Habitat

tropical environments
Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-104-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1
-

Sunset Zone

21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green
Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green
Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Wet Site, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium
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

Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
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

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana
ALOPECURUS

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
Foxtail Grass

In Hindi

Tree Echium
Foxtail Grass

In German

Baum Aciam
Foxtail Grass

In French

Arbre ACIAM
Foxtail Grass

In Spanish

árbol Aciam
Hierba de cola de zorra

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam
αλωπέκουρου Grass

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam
grama de foxtail

In Polish

drzewo Aciam
ber trawy

In Latin

lignum Aciam
panicum Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Cyperales

Family

Boraginaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Echium
Alopecurus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

6012
1 27800
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Properties of Tree Echium and Foxtail Grass

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

Season and Care of Tree Echium and Foxtail Grass

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

Tree Echium and Foxtail Grass Physical Information

Tree Echium and Foxtail Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Foxtail Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Foxtail Grass are as follows:

  • Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet

  • Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

  • Foxtail Grass flower color: White

  • Foxtail Grass leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

Care of Tree Echium and Foxtail Grass

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