Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Europe, Asia
Eastern Asia
Types
Blue Oat grass
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Number of Varieties
-100
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Fields, gardens, meadows, rocky outcrops, waste ground, yards
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm25.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Blue, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Do Not over Water
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, 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
-
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Flies
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Culinary use, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Bedding Plant, Cottage garden, Edible, Hanging Basket, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
Myosotis arvensis
Common Name
Oatgrass
Forget-Me-Not
In Hindi
जई घास
Forget-Me-Not
In German
Ährengras
Forget-Me-Not
In French
Folle avoine
Forget-Me-Not
In Spanish
oat Grass
Arce japonés
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
Forget-Me-Not
In Portuguese
aveia-
Forget-Me-Not
In Polish
Owies trawa
Forget-Me-Not
In Latin
oat Grass
Forget-Me-Not
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Lamiales
Family
Poaceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Myosotis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Aveneae
-
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
-
Number of Species
450200
1
27800
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