Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade Partial or Dappled Shade |
Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Plant Height: | 2 to 4 feet |
Plant Spread: | 1 to 2 feet |
Leaves: | Good fall color Unusual foliage color |
Fruit: | Showy |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall Late fall or early winter Winter |
Flower Color: | Green |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Rhizome |
Uses: | Provides winter interest Erosion control Groundcover Dried Flower Will Naturalize |
Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: 2 months cold moist treatment |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
Pollinators: | Wind |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
bloominholes2fill | On March 15, 2017 | Plant emerged |
bloominholes2fill | On April 1, 2012 | Obtained plant |
christine2 | On May 1, 2008 | Obtained plant |
variegatagal | On May 17, 2023 | Potted up Seedling from Pond West |
variegatagal | On April 11, 2021 | Miscellaneous Event Looks good |
variegatagal | On October 9, 2020 | Obtained plant Painted Flower Farm |
dnrevel | On May 14, 2023 | Transplanted Transplanted one clump of oat grass that was growing under the large sage plant in the mailbox garden. In one year, all the oat grass has multiplied into healthy clumps over the winter and spring, from the original small clumps. Looking forward to summer and fall when they form their seed heads. |
dnrevel | On January 17, 2023 | Entered Dormancy Great first year growing this plant. |
dnrevel | On February 2, 2022 | Seeds sown Winter Sown in jug. |
LyraLu | On September 25, 2021 | Transplanted planted 3 under silver maple |
pinetastic | On May 28, 2023 | Obtained plant |