1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
Perennial
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean
Japan
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Dry areas, Dry Forest, Rocky areas
Open areas, Open Plains
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.00 cm300.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.96 cm240.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Yellow green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Tan, Silver, Gray
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Rots, Scale, Spider mites
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, Itchiness, Rash, Rhinitis
Hives, Itchiness, Swelling, Throat itching, wheezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Fiber, Hair Loss, Kidney Stones, Piles, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens
MUSA basjoo
7.2 Common Name
Blue Oat Grass
Japanese banana,Japanese fibre banana,hardy banana
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Blau Ährengras
hardy Banane
7.2.3 In French
Bleu Oat Grass
banana hardy
7.2.4 In Spanish
Azul hierba de avena
plátano resistentes
7.2.5 In Greek
Μπλε βρώμης Grass
σκληραγωγημένο μπανάνα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Azul Aveia
de banana resistentes
7.2.7 In Polish
Niebieski Owies trawa
hardy banana
7.2.8 In Latin
Blue Oat Grass
duros Musa sapientum fixa
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Monocotyledonous
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species