Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Europe, Asia
Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
Blue Oat grass
Tree
Number of Varieties
-15
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
Hills, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-93-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.50 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm6.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Brown
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Red, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan, Brown
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oblong or Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Salt
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
Medium
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
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
-
Insignificant
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Asthma, Itchy eyes
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Antiseptic, cathartic, Cough, Indigestion
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Leaves, Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item
Animal Feed, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making wood alcohol, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
ARRHENATHERUM
GLEDITSIA triacanthos f. inermis
Common Name
Oatgrass
Thornless Honeylocust
In Hindi
जई घास
thornless honeylocust
In German
Ährengras
thornless honeylocust
In French
Folle avoine
thornless Honeylocust
In Spanish
oat Grass
honeylocust sin espinas
In Greek
βρώμη Grass
thornless honeylocust
In Portuguese
aveia-
honeylocust thornless
In Polish
Owies trawa
thornless honeylocust
In Latin
oat Grass
thornless honeylocust
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Fabales
Family
Poaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Danthonia
Gleditsia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Aveneae
-
Subfamily
Danthonioideae
-
Number of Species
45020
1
27800
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