Golden Oats

Indian Spinach

About Golden Oats and Indian Spinach

Golden Oats

Indian Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Avena sativa, Hull-less Oat, Avena barbata

Basella rubra, L.Basella oleracea, Landw.Basella lucida, L.Basella japonica, Burm.f.Basella cordifolia,

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2010

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Banks, meadows, Rocky Ridges

gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm2.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, White

White, Pink, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Applicable

Purple, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gold, Tan, Ivory

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Round

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Spores

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water less during winter

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, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacteria wilt

Insects, Mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

Not Available

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Leaf Hoppers

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Hay fever, sneezing

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antispasmodic, Emmoiliant, Nervine

Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant

Culinary use, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Foundation, Mixed Border

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

STIPA gigantea

BASELLA alba

7.2 Common Name

Giant Feather Grass, Golden Oats

Ceylon Spinach, Indian Spinach, Malabar Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

स्वर्ण जई

भारतीय पालक

7.2.2 In German

Haferpflanze

Indian Spinat

7.2.3 In French

Plantes d'avoine

épinards indienne

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de avena

espinaca india

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό βρώμη

Ινδικό Σπανάκι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

aveia planta

espinafre indiano

7.2.7 In Polish

Owies roślin

Indyjski szpinak

7.2.8 In Latin

Oat plant

Spinach Indian

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Poales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Basellaceae

8.6 Genus

Avena

Basella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Aveneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA5

1 27800

Properties of Golden Oats and Indian Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Golden Oats and Indian Spinach? We provide you with everything About Golden Oats and Indian Spinach. Golden Oats doesn't have thorns and Indian Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Golden Oats does not have fragrant flowers. Golden Oats has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Hay fever and sneezing and Indian Spinach has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Hay fever and sneezing. 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 Golden Oats and Indian Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Golden Oats and Indian Spinach

Season and care of Golden Oats and Indian Spinach is important to know. While considering everything about Golden Oats and Indian Spinach Care, growing season is an essential factor. Golden Oats season is Summer, Fall and Winter and Indian Spinach season is Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Golden Oats is Clay, Loam and for Indian Spinach is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Golden Oats is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Indian Spinach is Neutral.

Golden Oats and Indian Spinach Physical Information

Golden Oats and Indian Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Golden Oats height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Indian Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Golden Oats and Indian Spinach are as follows:

Golden Oats flower color: Light Yellow and White
Golden Oats leaf color: Green
Indian Spinach flower color: White, Pink and Light Pink
Indian Spinach leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Golden Oats and Indian Spinach

Care of Golden Oats and Indian Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Golden Oats pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Indian Spinach pruning is done Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Golden Oats needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Indian Spinach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.