Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Europe
Types
Epigeal, Hypogeal
Avena sativa
Number of Varieties
2-
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal sand dunes, Wild
Farms
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Orange
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Reniform
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, root cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the Soil well drained
Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Kidney Disease
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Hanging Basket
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Beans
Whole plant
Other Uses
Basketary, Edible seed
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible
Botanical Name
COTYLEDON
AVENA sativa
Common Name
Pig's ear, Dog's ear
Oat
In Hindi
बीजपत्र
जई
In German
Cotyledon
Haferpflanze
In French
Cotyledon
Plantes d'avoine
In Spanish
Cotyledon
planta de avena
In Greek
κοτυληδών kotylēdōn
φυτό βρώμη
In Portuguese
Cotyledon
aveia planta
In Polish
Liścień
Owies roślin
In Latin
Cotyledon
Oat plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Poales
Family
Crassulaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cotyledon L.
Avena
Clade
Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Aveneae
Subfamily
-
Pooideae
Number of Species
12-
1
27800
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