Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States
Europe, Asia
Types
Aesculus glabra
Blue Oat grass
Number of Varieties
1-
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Forest margins, Tropical regions
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-74-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
Sunset Zone
3, 4, 5, 6, 7
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm20.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Yellow green, Ivory
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Sienna
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Tan
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
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
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
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
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
Asthma, Itchy eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cough, Intestinal irritations, Rheumatism
Arthritis, Headache, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Culinary use
Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
Botanical Name
AESCULUS glabra
ARRHENATHERUM
Common Name
Ohio Buckeye
Oatgrass
In Hindi
ओहियो बकेये
जई घास
In German
Ohio buckeye
Ährengras
In French
marronnier de l'Ohio
Folle avoine
In Spanish
Ohio castaño de indias
oat Grass
In Greek
Οχάιο Buckeye
βρώμη Grass
In Portuguese
Ohio Buckeye
aveia-
In Polish
Ohio kasztan
Owies trawa
In Latin
Ohio buckeye
oat Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Poales
Family
Hippocastanaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Aesculus
Danthonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Aveneae
Subfamily
Hippocastanoideae
Danthonioideae
Number of Species
19450
1
27800
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