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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Grass

Origin

Western Europe, Southern Asia
Europe, Asia

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

5070
0 40000
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Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

5-1
8 - 5

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm61.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

25.40 cm40.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Orange, Pink, Rose
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Tan
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Tan

Shape

Leaf Shape

Rosette
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Summer
Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
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

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

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies, Flying insects
-

Allergy

-
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Woodland margins
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Pods
Whole plant

Other Uses

Animal Feed, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Meconopsis grandis
ALOPECURUS pratensis

Common Name

Himalayan blue poppy
Meadow Foxtail

In Hindi

Meconopsis grandis
Meadow Foxtail

In German

Meconopsis grandis
Wiesenfuchsschwanz

In French

Meconopsis grandis
vulpin des prés

In Spanish

Meconopsis grandis
pradera de cola de zorra

In Greek

Meconopsis grandis
Meadow Foxtail

In Portuguese

Meconopsis grandis
Meadow Foxtail

In Polish

Meconopsis grandis
łąka ber

In Latin

Grandis Meconopsis
meadow Foxtail

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Ranunculales
Cyperales

Family

Papaveraceae
Poaceae

Genus

Meconopsis
Alopecurus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Papavereae
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Subfamily

Paperveroideae
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Number of Species

503
1 27800
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Difference Between Blue poppy and Meadow Foxtail

If you are confused whether Blue poppy or Meadow Foxtail are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Blue poppy and Meadow Foxtail Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Blue poppy are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Meadow Foxtail fertilizers required are Requires high amount of nitrogen. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Blue poppy and Meadow Foxtail if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Blue poppy and Meadow Foxtail

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Compare Facts of Blue poppy vs Meadow Foxtail

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Blue poppy vs Meadow Foxtail and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Blue poppy are whereas of Meadow Foxtail have Asthma, conjunctivitis and Rhinitis respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Blue poppy has no showy fruits and Meadow Foxtail has showy fruits. Also Blue poppy is flowering and Meadow Foxtail is not flowering . You can compare Blue poppy and Meadow Foxtail facts and facts of other plants too.