Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Vines
Grass
Origin
Africa, South America, Southeast Asia
Europe
Types
Oriental Bittersweet, American Bittersweet
Avena sativa
Number of Varieties
50-
0
40000
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Habitat
All sorts of environments
Farms
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,050.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,520.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round with toothed margin
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf rust, Thripes
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Sun
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Fruit Bats, Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
Chest Pain, Inflammation, Skin rash, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
-
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for birds, Suppresses or replaces native plants
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antispasmodic
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Used as a nemiticide, Used for its medicinal properties
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Edible
Botanical Name
Celastrus orbiculatus
AVENA sativa
Common Name
Oriental bittersweet, Asian bittersweet
Oat
In Hindi
Asian bittersweet
जई
In German
Rundblättriger Baumwürger
Haferpflanze
In French
Asian bittersweet
Plantes d'avoine
In Spanish
Asian bittersweet
planta de avena
In Greek
Asian bittersweet
φυτό βρώμη
In Portuguese
Asian bittersweet
aveia planta
In Polish
Dławisz okrągłolistny
Owies roślin
In Latin
Asian bittersweet
Oat plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Celastrales
Poales
Family
Celastraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Celastrus
Avena
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Aveneae
Subfamily
Celastroideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
40-
1
27800
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