Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
Europe, Asia
North America, Central America, South America
Types
Blue Oat grass
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Number of Varieties
-1
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Fields, Homesteads
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-93-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Yellow, Gold
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Olive, Orange Red, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Use 6-6-6 amounts
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Striped cucumber beetles
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Red eyes, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Cancer, constipation, Diarrhea
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
CUCURBITA moschata 'Fairytale'
Common Name
Oatgrass
Fairytale Pumpkin
In Hindi
जई घास
कद्दू
In German
Ährengras
Fairytale Kürbis
In French
Folle avoine
Pumpkin Fairytale
In Spanish
oat Grass
calabaza fairytale
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
παραμύθι κολοκύθας
In Portuguese
aveia-
abóbora do conto de fadas
In Polish
Owies trawa
Fairytale dyni
In Latin
oat Grass
Fairytale Cucurbita
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
-
Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Poales
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Family
Poaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Cucurbita
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Aveneae
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Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
4501
1
27800
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