Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Ornamental Plants
Origin
Europe, Asia
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
Blue Oat grass
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Number of Varieties
-2
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-10
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Globe shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Drought Tolerant
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
Loam, Sand
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
-
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
-
-
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Diabetes
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves
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
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
STENOCEREUS kerberi
Common Name
Oatgrass
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
In Hindi
जई घास
Sina
In German
Ährengras
Sina
In French
Folle avoine
Sina
In Spanish
oat Grass
Sina
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
Sina
In Portuguese
aveia-
Sina
In Polish
Owies trawa
Sina
In Latin
oat Grass
Sina
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Poales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Stenocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Aveneae
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Number of Species
450-
1
27800
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