Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Herbaceous Perennial
Origin
Europe, Asia
Central America
Types
Blue Oat grass
Trollius laxus , Trollius asiaticus , Trollius pumilus
Number of Varieties
-30
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-93-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pest Free, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Moisture
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
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
blisters, Burning sensation, Diarrhea, Irritation to intestines, Kidney Disease
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
along a porch, deck or patio, Bog Garden, Borders, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, small hedge, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Cottage garden, Flower borders, Informal Garden, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
GOMPHRENA globosa 'Bicolor Rose'
Common Name
Oatgrass
Globe Amaranth, Globe Flower, Gomphrena
In Hindi
जई घास
globe flower
In German
Ährengras
Trollblumen
In French
Folle avoine
globe flower
In Spanish
oat Grass
Trollius
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
globe flower
In Portuguese
aveia-
Trollius
In Polish
Owies trawa
Pełnik
In Latin
oat Grass
globe flower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Vascular plant
Class
Liliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Poales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Trollius
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Aveneae
-
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
-
Number of Species
45030
1
27800
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