Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Grass
Origin
World, Pandemic, North America, Europe, Africa, Asia
Europe, Asia
Types
-
Blue Oat grass
Number of Varieties
30-
0
40000
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Habitat
Bluffs, Sandy stream banks, Wooded slopes
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-104-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
-
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm20.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Lavender, Blue Violet
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Tan, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Requires watering in the growing season
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Insects
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Liver problems, Skin Disorders, Treatment of ulcers
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a spice
Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
IRIS cristata
ARRHENATHERUM
Common Name
Crested Iris
Oatgrass
In Hindi
कलगी आइरिस
जई घास
In German
Crested Iris
Ährengras
In French
Crested Iris
Folle avoine
In Spanish
Crested Iris
oat Grass
In Greek
Crested Iris
βρώμη Grass
In Portuguese
Crested Iris
aveia-
In Polish
Czubaty Iris
Owies trawa
In Latin
iubatum Iris
oat Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
-
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Poales
Family
Iridaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Iris
Danthonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Irideae
Aveneae
Subfamily
Iridoideae
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
210450
1
27800
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