Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Ornamental Plants
Grass
Origin
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Europe
Types
-
Avena sativa
Number of Varieties
2-
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial, Tropical Forests
Farms
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Globe shaped
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Drought Tolerant
Requires a lot of 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, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible
Botanical Name
STENOCEREUS kerberi
AVENA sativa
Common Name
Cereus kerberi, Rathbunia kerberi, Cleistocactus kerberi
Oat
In Hindi
Sina
जई
In German
Sina
Haferpflanze
In French
Sina
Plantes d'avoine
In Spanish
Sina
planta de avena
In Greek
Sina
φυτό βρώμη
In Portuguese
Sina
aveia planta
In Polish
Sina
Owies roślin
In Latin
Sina
Oat plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Poales
Family
Cactaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Stenocereus
Avena
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Aveneae
Subfamily
Cactaceae, Cactoideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
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1
27800
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