Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Europe
North America, North-Central United States, Western United States, Canada
Types
Avena sativa
Larix laricina, American Larch, Hackmatack
Number of Varieties
-30
0
40000
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Habitat
Farms
Cold Regions, gardens, Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-4
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 1
5-1
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
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a
Habit
Clump-Forming
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green, Light Green
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Fall, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
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
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Birds, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, 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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Aphids, Birds
Allergy
-
-
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
Boils, Cold, Frostbite, hemorrhoids
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
AVENA sativa
LARIX laricina
Common Name
Oat
Tamarack
In Hindi
जई
टैमेरैक
In German
Haferpflanze
tamarack
In French
Plantes d'avoine
tamarack
In Spanish
planta de avena
tamarack
In Greek
φυτό βρώμη
Tamarack
In Portuguese
aveia planta
Tamarack
In Polish
Owies roślin
Tamarack
In Latin
Oat plant
Tamarack
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Poales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Avena
Larix
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Aveneae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
-
Number of Species
-35
1
27800
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