Botanical Name: Setaria
Bloom Time: July- October
Uses: Attractive seed heads
Fox tail is a hardy annual herb with fibrous roots. The stems are
upright and usually unbranched. They have elongated leaves and flowers
borne in spikelets arranged in a spike like panicle. Seed heads develop
on tall flower stalks.
Uses
Dried Fox tail is beautifully used in dried flower arrangements
in several forms including wreaths, garlands, baskets, etc. It is
commonly used in cooking for flavoring meat. It is also used to make
tinctures and infused oil or concoctions. Poultices are made out of
dried fox tail to prevent infection and hasten healing. The dried leaves
are excellent materials for weaving floats and rafts. They also make a
good stuffing for pillows.
Fox tails are as popular for their medicinal properties as for the
decorative purposes.
