Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe
Northern Africa, Morocco
Types
Avena sativa
Iceland Poppy
Number of Varieties
-15
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms
gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
8-4
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
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Green
Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
AVENA sativa
PAPAVER atlanticum
Common Name
Oat
Atlas Poppy, Moroccan Poppy
In Hindi
जई
मोरक्को के पोस्ता
In German
Haferpflanze
marokkanische Poppy
In French
Plantes d'avoine
Poppy marocaine
In Spanish
planta de avena
marroquí amapola
In Greek
φυτό βρώμη
μαροκινή παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
aveia planta
Moroccan Poppy
In Polish
Owies roślin
marokański Poppy
In Latin
Oat plant
Moroccan Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Avena
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Aveneae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
-100
1
27800
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