Tree Echium

Meadow Foxtail

About Tree Echium and Meadow Foxtail

Tree Echium

Meadow Foxtail

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Grass

Origin

Canary Islands

Europe, Asia

Types

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

1070

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Habitat

tropical environments

Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-105-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

8 - 5

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 cm61.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm40.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

In Summer

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Allergy

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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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

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

ALOPECURUS pratensis

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Meadow Foxtail

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Meadow Foxtail

In German

Baum Aciam

Wiesenfuchsschwanz

In French

Arbre ACIAM

vulpin des prés

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

pradera de cola de zorra

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Meadow Foxtail

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Meadow Foxtail

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

łąka ber

In Latin

lignum Aciam

meadow Foxtail

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

Family

Boraginaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Echium

Alopecurus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

603

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Meadow Foxtail

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Meadow Foxtail

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

Tree Echium and Meadow Foxtail Physical Information

Tree Echium and Meadow Foxtail physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Meadow Foxtail height is 61.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Meadow Foxtail are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Meadow Foxtail flower color: White
Meadow Foxtail leaf color: Green

Care of Tree Echium and Meadow Foxtail

Care of Tree Echium and Meadow Foxtail include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium 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 Tree Echium 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.