Foxtail millet is the second-most widely planted species of millet and the most important in East Asia. It has the longest history of cultivation among the millets having been grown in China since sometime in the sixth millennium BC. Other names for the species include dwarf setaria foxtail bristle-grass giant setariagreen foxtail Italian milletGerman milletand Hungarian millet. Foxtail millet is an annual grass with slim vertical leafy stems which can reach a height of 120â200 cm (3.9â6.6 ft).The seedhead is a dense hairy panicle 5â30 cm (2.0â11.8 in) long.The small seeds around 2 mm (less than 1/8 in.) in diameter are encased in a thin papery hull which is easily removed in threshing. Seed color varies greatly between varieties.