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About Oatgrass and Tree Echium


About Tree Echium and Oatgrass


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Grass  
Tree  

Origin
Europe, Asia  
Canary Islands  

Types
Blue Oat grass  
Echium pininana  

Number of Varieties
-  
10  

Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides  
tropical environments  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9  
8-10  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
9 - 1  

Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
20.50 cm  
99+
240.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.50 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Brown  
Light Blue, Blue Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Brown  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Grass like  
Lobed  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
-  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Average  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Summer  
Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally  
Medium  

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  
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  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
-  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
-  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
-  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
-  

Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item  
Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Sometimes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover  
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM  
ECHIUM pininana  

Common Name
Oatgrass  
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium  

In Hindi
जई घास  
Tree Echium  

In German
Ährengras  
Baum Aciam  

In French
Folle avoine  
Arbre ACIAM  

In Spanish
oat Grass  
árbol Aciam  

In Greek
βρώμη Grass  
δέντρο Aciam  

In Portuguese
aveia-  
árvore Aciam  

In Polish
Owies trawa  
drzewo Aciam  

In Latin
oat Grass  
lignum Aciam  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
-  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Poales  
Lamiales  

Family
Poaceae  
Boraginaceae  

Genus
Danthonia  
Echium  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Aveneae  
-  

Subfamily
Danthonioideae  
-  

Number of Species
450  
99+
60  

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Properties of Oatgrass and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Oatgrass and Tree Echium

Season and care of Oatgrass and Tree Echium is important to know. While considering everything about Oatgrass and Tree Echium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Oatgrass season is and Tree Echium season is . The type of soil for Oatgrass is Loam and for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Oatgrass is Acidic, Neutral and for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline.

Oatgrass and Tree Echium Physical Information

Oatgrass and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Oatgrass height is 20.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Oatgrass and Tree Echium are as follows:

Care of Oatgrass and Tree Echium

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

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