Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Aquatics
Origin
Europe, Asia
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Types
Blue Oat grass
Nymphaea gigantea, Victoria amazonica
Number of Varieties
-10
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
along watercourse
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm37.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
White, Pink, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Disc shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Keep immersed in water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Aquatic Plant
In Spring
Moderate
Aquatic Plant
In Winter
Average Water
Aquatic Plant
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Full Sun
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects, Moths, Snakes
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
VICTORIA 'Longwood Hybrid'
Common Name
Oatgrass
Giant Waterlily, Longwood Hybrid Giant Waterlily
In Hindi
जई घास
पानी लिली
In German
Ährengras
Riesen- Seerose
In French
Folle avoine
géant nénuphar
In Spanish
oat Grass
lirio de agua
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
νούφαρο
In Portuguese
aveia-
waterlily
In Polish
Owies trawa
Lilia wodna
In Latin
oat Grass
ingens aqua lilium,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Poales
Nymphaeales
Family
Poaceae
Nymphaeaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Victoria
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
Aveneae
-
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
-
Number of Species
4503
1
27800
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