Chinquapin

Blue Oat Grass

About Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass

Chinquapin

Blue Oat Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo

1.3 Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Ridges

Desert, Dry areas, Dry Forest, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm45.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

150.00 cm60.96 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

Blue Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chartreuse

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Blue Green, Silver, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Gold, Tan

Blue Green, Silver, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Blue Green, Tan, Silver, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks

Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Deers, Rabbits, Squirrels

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma, Itchiness, Rash, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Headache, Treating fever

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used in biomass, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees

Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA pumila

HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens

7.2 Common Name

Chinquapin

Blue Oat Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

बौना शाहबलूत

ब्लू जई घास

7.2.2 In German

Zwergkastanien

Blau Ährengras

7.2.3 In French

châtaignier nain

Bleu Oat Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

el castaño enano

Azul hierba de avena

7.2.5 In Greek

νάνος καστανιάς

Μπλε βρώμης Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

νάνος καστανιάς

Azul Aveia

7.2.7 In Polish

krasnolud kasztan

Niebieski Owies trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

P. castaneis

Blue Oat Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Poales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Helictotrichon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cherokee

Aveneae

8.9 Subfamily

Cassidinae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass? We provide you with everything About Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass. Chinquapin doesn't have thorns and Blue Oat Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Chinquapin does not have fragrant flowers. Chinquapin has allergic reactions like Not Available and Blue Oat Grass has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass

Season and care of Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chinquapin season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Blue Oat Grass season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Chinquapin is Clay, Loam and for Blue Oat Grass is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Chinquapin is Acidic, Neutral and for Blue Oat Grass is Neutral, Alkaline.

Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass Physical Information

Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Chinquapin height is 610.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Blue Oat Grass height is 45.00 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass are as follows:

Chinquapin flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinquapin leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Blue Oat Grass flower color: Blue Green
Blue Oat Grass leaf color: Blue Green, Silver and Gray

Care of Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass

Care of Chinquapin and Blue Oat Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chinquapin pruning is done Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Oat Grass pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chinquapin needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Oat Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.