Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Fruit, Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Mediterranean, Middle East
Europe
Types
-
Avena sativa
Number of Varieties
40-
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, Grassland, Hillside
Farms
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
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
White
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
oblong or obovate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially
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
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Leafminer
-
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable
Edible
Botanical Name
Trigonella foenum-graecum
AVENA sativa
Common Name
Fenugreek
Oat
In Hindi
मेंथी
जई
In German
Bockshornklee
Haferpflanze
In French
Fenugrec
Plantes d'avoine
In Spanish
Fenogreco
planta de avena
In Greek
Τριγωνέλλα
φυτό βρώμη
In Portuguese
fenacho
aveia planta
In Polish
Kozieradka
Owies roślin
In Latin
Graecum
Oat plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Poales
Family
Fabaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Trigonella
Avena
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Trifolieae
Aveneae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
36-
1
27800
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