Oatgrass

Gillyflower

About Oatgrass and Gillyflower

Oatgrass

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Blue Oat grass

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.50 cm38.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Brown

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Requires regular watering

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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Not Applicable

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Not Available

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Itchy eyes

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item

Used as a dye

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARRHENATHERUM

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Oatgrass

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

जई घास

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

Ährengras

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

Folle avoine

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

oat Grass

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

βρώμη Grass

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

aveia-

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

Owies trawa

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

oat Grass

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Danthonia

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Aveneae

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Danthonioideae

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Oatgrass and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Oatgrass and Gillyflower

Season and care of Oatgrass and Gillyflower is important to know. While considering everything about Oatgrass and Gillyflower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Oatgrass season is Not Available and Gillyflower season is Not Available. The type of soil for Oatgrass is Loam and for Gillyflower is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Oatgrass is Acidic, Neutral and for Gillyflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Oatgrass and Gillyflower Physical Information

Oatgrass and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Oatgrass height is 20.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Oatgrass and Gillyflower are as follows:

Oatgrass flower color: Brown
Oatgrass leaf color: Gray Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Oatgrass and Gillyflower

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