Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Middle Africa
Europe, Asia
Types
Solanum integrifolium
Blue Oat grass
Number of Varieties
18-
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-94-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm20.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Tan, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
imparipinnate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of 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
Clay
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Rich
Average
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item
Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Fruit Tree
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
SOLANUM integrifolium
ARRHENATHERUM
Common Name
Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant
Oatgrass
In Hindi
कद्दू पेड़
जई घास
In German
Kürbis-Baum
Ährengras
In French
arbre de citrouille
Folle avoine
In Spanish
árbol de calabaza
oat Grass
In Greek
δέντρο κολοκύθας
βρώμη Grass
In Portuguese
árvore abóbora
aveia-
In Polish
drzewa dyni
Owies trawa
In Latin
PEPO ligno
oat Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Poales
Family
Oleaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Danthonia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Aveneae
Subfamily
-
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
1450
1
27800
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