Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
Europe
Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States
Types
Avena sativa
Deciduous, Evergreen
Number of Varieties
-800
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms
Hillside, Slopes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
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
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Dry, Loam, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Dry
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Adequately
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Dry, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Dry
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
-
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Healthy tree
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Flies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
AVENA sativa
Senegalia berlandieri
Common Name
Oat
Acacia
In Hindi
जई
Acacia
In German
Haferpflanze
Acacia
In French
Plantes d'avoine
Acacia
In Spanish
planta de avena
Acacia
In Greek
φυτό βρώμη
Acacia
In Portuguese
aveia planta
Acacia
In Polish
Owies roślin
Acacia
In Latin
Oat plant
Acacia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Fabales
Family
Poaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Avena
Acacia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Aveneae
Acacieae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Mimosoideae
Number of Species
-1350
1
27800
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