Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus
Origin
Europe, Asia
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Blue Oat grass
Carnegiea gigantea
Number of Varieties
-50
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-98-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-14
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
White, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
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
Do Not over Water, Needs small amount of water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full 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
-
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Birds, pollinators
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
Carnegiea gigantea
Common Name
Oatgrass
Saguaro
In Hindi
जई घास
Saguaro
In German
Ährengras
Saguaro
In French
Folle avoine
Saguaro
In Spanish
oat Grass
Saguaro
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
Saguaro
In Portuguese
aveia-
Saguaro
In Polish
Owies trawa
Saguaro
In Latin
oat Grass
Saguaro
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Carnegiea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Aveneae
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
4502
1
27800
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