Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Herbs
Grass
Origin
Western Asia
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa
Types
Durum, Einkorn, Khorasan, Norin 10, Winter Wheat
Avena sativa, Hull-less Oat, Avena barbata
Number of Varieties
620
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas
Banks, meadows, Rocky Ridges
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-85-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm180.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Light Yellow, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Tan
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gold, Tan
Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gold, Tan, Ivory
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Fertile, Well drained, Well-aerated
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf streak and black chaff, Powdery mildew, Rust
Bacteria wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
-
allergic conjunctivitis, Hay fever, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Protects from sun damage, Weightloss
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibilious, Antihydrotic, Antipruritic, Antipyretic, Antivinous, Sedative, Stomachic
Antispasmodic, Emmoiliant, Nervine
Part of Plant Used
Seeds, Stem, Straw
Whole plant
Other Uses
Biomass for fuel, Used for laundering, Used in paper industry
Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
TRITICUM aestivum
STIPA gigantea
Common Name
Bread Wheat, Common Wheat
Giant Feather Grass, Golden Oats
In Hindi
गेहूं
स्वर्ण जई
In German
Brotweizen
Haferpflanze
In French
pain de blé
Plantes d'avoine
In Spanish
El pan de trigo
planta de avena
In Greek
ψωμί ολικής αλέσεως
φυτό βρώμη
In Portuguese
pão de trigo
aveia planta
In Polish
chleb pszenny
Owies roślin
In Latin
Triticum
Oat plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Triticum
Avena
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Triticeae
Aveneae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
5-
1
27800
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