Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
China, Japan
Europe, Asia
Types
-
Blue Oat grass
Number of Varieties
3-
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Woods
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-94-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
-
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
91.50 cm20.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
91.50 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink, Pink, White
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Brownish Red, Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Green, Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Tan, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loamy, Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Moist
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Spring, Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Botrytis Blight, Nematodes, Ring spot, Stem rot, Verticillium Wilt
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants
-
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Avoid during Pregnancy, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Atherosclerosis, Chronic fatigue, Cold, Cough, Gout, Headache, hemorrhoids, Hepatitis, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Muscle Pain, Nerve pain, Osteoarthritis, Premenstrual syndrome, Respiratory Disorders, Treating fever
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Traditional medicine, Use in Chinese herbology
Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Paonia lactiflora
ARRHENATHERUM
Common Name
Chinese Peony
Oatgrass
In Hindi
Paonia lactiflora
जई घास
In German
Paonia lactiflora
Ährengras
In French
Paonia lactiflora
Folle avoine
In Spanish
lactiflora paonia
oat Grass
In Greek
Paonia lactiflora
βρώμη Grass
In Portuguese
Paonia lactiflora
aveia-
In Polish
Paonia lactiflora
Owies trawa
In Latin
Paonia lactiflora
oat Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Dilleniales
Poales
Family
Paeoniaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Paeonia
Danthonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Aveneae
Subfamily
-
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
1450
1
27800
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