Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
Origin
-
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
6010
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Desert, Dry areas, Dry Forest, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm45.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm60.96 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Blue Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green, Silver, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Blue Green, Tan, Silver, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Pollen
Asthma, Itchiness, Rash, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Stem
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
HELICTOTRICHON sempervirens
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Blue Oat Grass
In Hindi
Ranunculus
ब्लू जई घास
In German
Ranunkel
Blau Ährengras
In French
Ranunculus
Bleu Oat Grass
In Spanish
ranúnculo
Azul hierba de avena
In Greek
Ranunculus
Μπλε βρώμης Grass
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
Azul Aveia
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Niebieski Owies trawa
In Latin
Ranogkylos
Blue Oat Grass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Poales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Helictotrichon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
Aveneae
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
60070
1
27800
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