Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs
Origin
Europe, Asia
Central America, North America
Types
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Perennial
Number of Varieties
84
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland
Temperate Regions, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-87-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Red, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Black, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Slugs
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Edible dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ALOPECURUS
Mirabilis jalapa
Common Name
Foxtail Grass
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower
In Hindi
Foxtail Grass
Mirabilis jalapa
In German
Foxtail Grass
Wunderblume
In French
Foxtail Grass
Belle-de-nuit
In Spanish
Hierba de cola de zorra
Dondiego de noche
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Grass
mirabilis Jalapa
In Portuguese
grama de foxtail
Maravilha
In Polish
ber trawy
mirabilis Jalapa
In Latin
panicum Grass
mirabilis Ja-
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Nyctaginaceae
Genus
Alopecurus
Mirabilis
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1260
1
27800
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