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Poaceae
Chinese foxtail
Setaria faberi
Also known as Alopecurus aequalis, short-awn foxtail, Chinese foxtail grass, Setaria autumnalis
Native Plants · Grass · Ornamental · Foxtail · Setaria · Low-Maintenance · Naturalized · Texture · Hardy
Chinese foxtail is a hardy grass that thrives in partial shade with minimal care. Water when soil becomes dry and provide occasional fertilization during growing season. This ornamental grass adds texture to naturalized gardens and requires little maintenance once established.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply when soil surface is dry · Every 7-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Azores, Belgium, California, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Illinois, Indiana
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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