Oatgrass

Soft Shield Fern

About Oatgrass and Soft Shield Fern

Oatgrass

Soft Shield Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Turkey

1.4 Types

Blue Oat grass

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 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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90.00 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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60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

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2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Tan, Brown

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Saw-tooth like

2.4 Thorns

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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

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Dry Conditions, Light Frost, Shade areas, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, From Rhizomes, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

when new, water every week

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial 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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None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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No Fern Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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97% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

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Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Fern Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

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Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

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

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain

Poultice, Sore throat, Tonsillitis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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41% Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fern Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARRHENATHERUM

POLYSTICHUM setiferum

7.2 Common Name

Oatgrass

Alaska fern

7.2.1 In Hindi

जई घास

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.2 In German

Ährengras

Grannen-Schildfarn

7.2.3 In French

Folle avoine

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.4 In Spanish

oat Grass

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

βρώμη Grass

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

aveia-

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Owies trawa

Soft Shield Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

oat Grass

Soft Shield Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

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Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Danthonia

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Aveneae

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8.9 Subfamily

Danthonioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Oatgrass and Soft Shield Fern

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

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Season and Care of Oatgrass and Soft Shield Fern

Season and care of Oatgrass and Soft Shield Fern is important to know. While considering everything about Oatgrass and Soft Shield Fern Care, growing season is an essential factor. Oatgrass season is Not Available and Soft Shield Fern season is Not Available. The type of soil for Oatgrass is Loam and for Soft Shield Fern is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for Oatgrass is Acidic, Neutral and for Soft Shield Fern is Neutral, Alkaline.

Oatgrass and Soft Shield Fern Physical Information

Oatgrass and Soft Shield Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Oatgrass height is 20.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Soft Shield Fern height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Oatgrass and Soft Shield Fern are as follows:

Oatgrass flower color: Brown
Oatgrass leaf color: Gray Green
Soft Shield Fern flower color: Not Available
Soft Shield Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Oatgrass and Soft Shield Fern

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