Pencil Plant

Oatgrass

About Pencil Plant and Oatgrass

Pencil Plant

Oatgrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus

Grass

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Firesticks, Old Man's Beard

Blue Oat grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, Hilly upland habitat, Semi desert

Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-13

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

20.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Red orange

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Yellow green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Light Green, Orange Red

Tan, Brown

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Tiny

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs good drainage, Water less during winter, Water more in summer

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Numb Lips

Asthma, Itchy eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Antitumor, Cough, Ear ache

Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Branch, Latex, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a nutritious food item

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

EUPHORBIA tirucalli

ARRHENATHERUM

7.2 Common Name

aveloz, firestick plants, Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, sticks on fire, milk bush, Euphorbia tirucalli

Oatgrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sher-kandvel

जई घास

7.2.2 In German

Bleistiftstrauch

Ährengras

7.2.3 In French

Aveloz

Folle avoine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pencil Plant

oat Grass

7.2.5 In Greek

Aveloz

βρώμη Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

avelós

aveia-

7.2.7 In Polish

Aveloz

Owies trawa

7.2.8 In Latin

Aveloz

oat Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Poales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Euphorbia

Danthonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Euphorbieae

Aveneae

8.9 Subfamily

Euphorbioideae

Danthonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Pencil Plant and Oatgrass

Wondering what are the properties of Pencil Plant and Oatgrass? We provide you with everything About Pencil Plant and Oatgrass. Pencil Plant doesn't have thorns and Oatgrass doesn't have thorns. Also Pencil Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Pencil Plant has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Numb Lips and Oatgrass has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Numb Lips. 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 Pencil Plant and Oatgrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Pencil Plant and Oatgrass

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

Pencil Plant and Oatgrass Physical Information

Pencil Plant and Oatgrass physical information is very important for comparison. Pencil Plant height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Oatgrass height is 20.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Pencil Plant and Oatgrass are as follows:

Pencil Plant flower color: Yellow
Pencil Plant leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green
Oatgrass flower color: Brown
Oatgrass leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Pencil Plant and Oatgrass

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