Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Aquatics, Shrub
Origin
Europe, Asia
Western Africa
Types
Blue Oat grass
lucky bamboo is a type of bamboo tree
Number of Varieties
-120
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40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
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USDA Hardiness Zone
4-911-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-10
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
H2, 21, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm15.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm15.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
White, Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
White, Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
White, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
White, Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, In Water, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Plant grows in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Adequately
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
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
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
Algae growing in water and on container, Brown stalks, Leaves with brown tip, Stalks yellow from bottom up, White sticky substance on stalks, Yellow Leaves
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
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Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Traditionally considered as lucky plant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
DRACAENA sanderiana
Common Name
Oatgrass
Lucky Bamboo
In Hindi
जई घास
Lucky Bamboo
In German
Ährengras
Lucky Bamboo
In French
Folle avoine
Lucky Bamboo
In Spanish
oat Grass
bambú de la suerte
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
τυχερός μπαμπού
In Portuguese
aveia-
bambu da sorte
In Polish
Owies trawa
lucky bamboo
In Latin
oat Grass
felix bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Asparagales
Family
Poaceae
Agavaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Dracaena
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Aveneae
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Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
45027
1
27800
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