Oatgrass

Polka Dot Plant

About Oatgrass and Polka Dot Plant

Oatgrass

Polka Dot Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Madagascar

1.4 Types

Blue Oat grass

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

All sorts of environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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20.50 cm

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20.30 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.50 cm

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30.50 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Brown

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

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

Reduce watering in winter

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

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Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Itchy eyes

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item

Unknown

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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64% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARRHENATHERUM

HYPOESTES phyllostachya

7.2 Common Name

Oatgrass

Polka Dot Plant, Polkadot Plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

जई घास

Polka dot plant

7.2.2 In German

Ährengras

Tupfen-Anlage

7.2.3 In French

Folle avoine

Polka dot usine de

7.2.4 In Spanish

oat Grass

Planta de lunares

7.2.5 In Greek

βρώμη Grass

Φυτό πουά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

aveia-

Planta bolinhas

7.2.7 In Polish

Owies trawa

Grochy roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

oat Grass

Facies dot herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Danthonia

Hypoestes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Aveneae

Ruellieae

8.9 Subfamily

Danthonioideae

Acanthoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Oatgrass and Polka Dot Plant

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

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Season and Care of Oatgrass and Polka Dot Plant

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

Oatgrass and Polka Dot Plant Physical Information

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

Oatgrass flower color: Brown
Oatgrass leaf color: Gray Green
Polka Dot Plant flower color: Lavender
Polka Dot Plant leaf color: White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink and Rose

Care of Oatgrass and Polka Dot Plant

Care of Oatgrass and Polka Dot Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Oatgrass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Polka Dot Plant 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 Polka Dot Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.