Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Europe, Asia
Madagascar
Types
Blue Oat grass
Pachypodium boronii, Pachypodium brevicaule, Pachypodium rosulatum
Number of Varieties
-8
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
gardens, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Light Green, Purplish-black
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
-
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Poisonous, Skin cuts
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
PACHYPODIUM geayi
Common Name
Oatgrass
Madagaskar Palm
In Hindi
जई घास
Pachypodium
In German
Ährengras
Pachypodium
In French
Folle avoine
Pachypodium
In Spanish
oat Grass
Pachypodium
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
Pachypodium
In Portuguese
aveia-
Narrowleaf estrela do deserto
In Polish
Owies trawa
Wąskolistne pustyni gwiazdki
In Latin
oat Grass
Pachypodium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Gentianales
Family
Poaceae
Apocynaceae
Genus
Danthonia
pachypodium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Aveneae
Malouetieae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Apocynoideae
Number of Species
45025
1
27800
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