Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Shrub
Origin
Europe
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico
Types
Avena sativa
-
Number of Varieties
-2
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
11-7
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, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Green
Red, Magenta, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
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
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
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
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
-
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
AVENA sativa
ERYTHRINA herbacea
Common Name
Oat
Red cardinal, Cardinal spear
In Hindi
जई
Red Cardinal
In German
Haferpflanze
Red Cardinal
In French
Plantes d'avoine
Cardinal rouge
In Spanish
planta de avena
Cárdenas
In Greek
φυτό βρώμη
κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος
In Portuguese
aveia planta
Cardeal vermelho
In Polish
Owies roślin
Red Cardinal
In Latin
Oat plant
Cardinalis Rubrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Fabales
Family
Poaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Avena
Erythrina
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Aveneae
Phaseoleae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
-10
1
27800
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