Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Perennial
Origin
Europe, Asia
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Types
Blue Oat grass
Victoria Rhubarb
Colorado Red Rhubarb
Turkish Rhubarb
Number of Varieties
-100
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
gardens, Grassland, Humid climates, Tropical regions, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-3
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm71.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm81.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Burgundy
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Compound
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
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
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
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
Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
RHEUM 'Ace of Hearts'
Common Name
Oatgrass
Ace of Hearts Ornamental Rhubarb, Ornamental Rhubarb
In Hindi
जई घास
सजावटी प्रकार का फल
In German
Ährengras
Ornamental Rhabarber
In French
Folle avoine
rhubarbe ornementale
In Spanish
oat Grass
Ornamental de ruibarbo
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
καλλωπιστικά Ραβέντι
In Portuguese
aveia-
ornamental ruibarbo
In Polish
Owies trawa
ozdobne Rabarbar
In Latin
oat Grass
decentius Rhubarb
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Rheum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Aveneae
-
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
-
Number of Species
45060
1
27800
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