Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Grass
Origin
Australia
Europe
Types
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Avena sativa
Number of Varieties
50-
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
Farms
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 3
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Gold
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
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
Soil Type
Well-aerated
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Loam, Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
General garden fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for the Scalp, Removes dandruff, Stops hair loss
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-allergy, anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Fungicidal
Menstrual Disorders, osteoporosis, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Whole plant
Other Uses
Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used for its medicinal properties
Culinary use, Used for pasture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Lawns and Turf
Edible
Botanical Name
XEROCHRYSUM bracteatum 'Copper'
AVENA sativa
Common Name
Dreamtime Copper Strawflower, Strawflower
Oat
In Hindi
strawflower
जई
In German
Strohblume
Haferpflanze
In French
strawflower
Plantes d'avoine
In Spanish
strawflower
planta de avena
In Greek
strawflower
φυτό βρώμη
In Portuguese
strawflower
aveia planta
In Polish
strawflower
Owies roślin
In Latin
strawflower
Oat plant
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asterales
Poales
Family
Asteraceae
Poaceae
Genus
Xerochrysum
Avena
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Gnaphalieae
Aveneae
Subfamily
Asteroideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
7-
1
27800
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