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Pentas and Meadow Foxtail


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual and Perennial  

Type
Grass  
Broadleaf Evergreen  

Origin
Europe, Asia  
Africa, Madagascar  

Types
-  
Pentas lanceolata, Pentas ledermannii  

Number of Varieties
70  
99+
300  
28

Habitat
Grassland  
Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8  
10-15  

AHS Heat Zone
8 - 5  
-  

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

Habit
Clump-Forming  
-  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
61.00 cm  
99+
243.84 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
40.60 cm  
99+
91.44 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
White, Red, Purple, Pink  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Tan  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green  
Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Tan  
Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Grass like  
Egg-shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Spring, Summer  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Wet Site  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering  
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Ample Water  
Moderate  

In Winter
Moderate  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun  

Pruning
Prune to control growth  
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Prune in spring, Prune in summer, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove hanging branches  

Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 13-13-13 amounts  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Wet Site  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Yes  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

Attracts
-  
Butterflies, Hummingbirds  

Allergy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Beautification, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
Diarrhea, Malaria, Snakebite, To Treat Ascariasis, To Treat Lymphadenitis  

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant  
Flowers, Leaves, Root  

Other Uses
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects  
Used as Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Insignificant  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Feature Plant, Groundcover, Rock Garden / Wall  
Bedding Plant, Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ALOPECURUS pratensis  
PENTAS  

Common Name
Meadow Foxtail  
Pentas, Star flower, Star cluster  

In Hindi
Meadow Foxtail  
Pentas plant  

In German
Wiesenfuchsschwanz  
Pentas Pflanze  

In French
vulpin des prés  
plante Pentas  

In Spanish
pradera de cola de zorra  
planta pentas  

In Greek
Meadow Foxtail  
φυτό Pentas  

In Portuguese
Meadow Foxtail  
planta Pentas  

In Polish
łąka ber  
Pentas roślin  

In Latin
meadow Foxtail  
Pentas herba  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Vascular plant  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Cyperales  
Gentianales  

Family
Poaceae  
Rubiaceae  

Genus
Alopecurus  
Pentas  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Knoxieae  

Subfamily
-  
Rubioideae  

Number of Species
3  
82  
99+

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Difference Between Meadow Foxtail and Pentas

If you are confused whether Meadow Foxtail or Pentas 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 Meadow Foxtail and Pentas Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Meadow Foxtail are Requires high amount of nitrogen, whereas for Pentas fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply 13-13-13 amounts. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Meadow Foxtail and Pentas if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Meadow Foxtail and Pentas

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Meadow Foxtail and Pentas. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Meadow Foxtail and Pentas as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Meadow Foxtail is whereas of Pentas is Diarrhea, Malaria, Snakebite, To Treat Ascariasis and To Treat Lymphadenitis. Meadow Foxtail has beauty benefits as follows: while Pentas has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Meadow Foxtail vs Pentas

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 Meadow Foxtail vs Pentas 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 Meadow Foxtail are Asthma, conjunctivitis and Rhinitis whereas of Pentas have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Meadow Foxtail has showy fruits and Pentas has no showy fruits. Also Meadow Foxtail is not flowering and Pentas is flowering. You can compare Meadow Foxtail and Pentas facts and facts of other plants too.

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