Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tender Perennial
Origin
Europe
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Types
Avena sativa
Spices
Number of Varieties
-40
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms
meadows, Pastures
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
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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
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm100.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Green
White, Yellow, Purple, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Dark Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Well-rotted manure
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Canker, Nematodes, Red blotch, Scale, Soft scales
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Nematodes, White peach scale
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy, Liver disease
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Good for skin and hair, Remove blemishes
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Cough, Diarrhea, Gastritis, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Buds, Flowers
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Used as a nutritious food item, Used as a spice
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
AVENA sativa
Syzygium aromaticum
Common Name
Oat
Clove
In Hindi
जई
लौंग
In German
Haferpflanze
Nelke
In French
Plantes d'avoine
Clou de girofle
In Spanish
planta de avena
Clavo
In Greek
φυτό βρώμη
Σκελίδα σκόρδο
In Portuguese
aveia planta
dente de alho
In Polish
Owies roślin
Ząbek
In Latin
Oat plant
Castanea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Musaceae
Genus
Avena
Syzygium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Aveneae
Syzygieae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
-1200
1
27800
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