Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
Europe, Asia
Europe, Asia
Types
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Blue Oat grass
Number of Varieties
8-
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm20.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Tan, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wet Site
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
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
-
-
Allergy
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
ALOPECURUS
ARRHENATHERUM
Common Name
Foxtail Grass
Oatgrass
In Hindi
Foxtail Grass
जई घास
In German
Foxtail Grass
Ährengras
In French
Foxtail Grass
Folle avoine
In Spanish
Hierba de cola de zorra
oat Grass
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Grass
βρώμη Grass
In Portuguese
grama de foxtail
aveia-
In Polish
ber trawy
Owies trawa
In Latin
panicum Grass
oat Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Alopecurus
Danthonia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Aveneae
Subfamily
-
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
12450
1
27800
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