Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Europe, Asia
Central America, South America
Types
Blue Oat grass
Tropical White , Tropical Pink , Mexican Cream (Tropical Yellow) , Red Malaysian ,Lemon Guava
Number of Varieties
-5
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-910-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Yellow, Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Olive, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
Olive, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
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
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main trunk every 5 years, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, herbicides
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, saturated soil
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
-
Birds, pollinators
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Constipation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, allergy clogging, Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
anti hemorrhagic, Antibiotic, Digestive
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits, Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Sauces
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Container, Edible, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
PSIDIUM guajava 'Thai White'
Common Name
Oatgrass
common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava
In Hindi
जई घास
अमरूद
In German
Ährengras
Echte Guave
In French
Folle avoine
Goyavier
In Spanish
oat Grass
guayaba
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
Goiabeira
In Portuguese
aveia-
Goiabeira
In Polish
Owies trawa
Gujawa pospolita
In Latin
oat Grass
Goiabeira
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Psidium guajava
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Aveneae
Myrteae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
450100
1
27800
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