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Poaceae
Orange foxtail
Alopecurus aequalis
Also known as Setaria pumila, orange foxtail millet, foxtail bristlegrass, Alopecurus aequalis var. violaceus
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Wetland · Moisture Loving · Cool Season · Foxtail Grass · Naturalistic · Streamside · Perennial
Orange foxtail is a cool-season grass that naturally colonizes wet meadows, stream banks, and disturbed moist soils. It prefers consistently moist conditions and will tolerate partial shade, making it suitable for rain gardens or naturalistic plantings. Once established in an appropriate site, it requires minimal intervention.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil evenly moist; particularly important during active growth periods · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil pH
- 5.5–8
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina South, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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