Melampodium

Oatgrass

About Melampodium and Oatgrass

Melampodium

Oatgrass

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Grass

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Europe, Asia

Types

Perennials

Blue Oat grass

Number of Varieties

40-

0 40000

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Habitat

Desert

Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-114-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm20.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan, Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma, Itchy eyes

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

ARRHENATHERUM

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Oatgrass

In Hindi

Melampodium

जई घास

In German

Melmpodiam

Ährengras

In French

Melmpodiam

Folle avoine

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

oat Grass

In Greek

Melmpodiam

βρώμη Grass

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

aveia-

In Polish

Melmpodiam

Owies trawa

In Latin

Melmpodiam

oat Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Asterales

Poales

Family

Asteraceae

Poaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Danthonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Millerieae

Aveneae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Danthonioideae

Number of Species

39450

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Oatgrass

Wondering what are the properties of Melampodium and Oatgrass? We provide you with everything About Melampodium and Oatgrass. Melampodium doesn't have thorns and Oatgrass doesn't have thorns. Also Melampodium does not have fragrant flowers. Melampodium has allergic reactions like and Oatgrass has allergic reactions like . 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 Melampodium and Oatgrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Oatgrass

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

Melampodium and Oatgrass Physical Information

Melampodium and Oatgrass physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Oatgrass height is 20.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Oatgrass are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Oatgrass flower color: Brown
Oatgrass leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Melampodium and Oatgrass

Care of Melampodium and Oatgrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Oatgrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Oatgrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.