Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Europe, Asia
Western United States, Mexico
Types
Blue Oat grass
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Number of Varieties
--
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-94-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
11-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
Several shades of Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
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
-
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
-
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Digestive Problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Diabetes, Hangover
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Jam
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
Common Name
Oatgrass
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
In Hindi
जई घास
Cardenche
In German
Ährengras
Cardenche
In French
Folle avoine
Cactus rustique
In Spanish
oat Grass
Cardenche
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
Cardenche
In Portuguese
aveia-
Cardenche
In Polish
Owies trawa
Cardenche
In Latin
oat Grass
Cardenche
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Danthonia
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Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Aveneae
-
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Number of Species
450-
1
27800
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