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Poaceae
Fragile oat
Gaudinia fragilis
Also known as Animated oat, Avena sterilis, Wild oat, Meringurus africanus
Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Perennial · Meadow · Naturalistic · Fine Texture · Poaceae · European · Seed Heads · Border · Low-Maintenance
Fragile oat is an ornamental grass suited to open sunny borders and naturalistic plantings with average water needs. It requires minimal maintenance once established and appreciates well-drained soils. Its delicate seed heads add fine textural interest to garden beds and meadow-style landscapes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, allowing the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–6.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Corse, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Kerguelen, Kriti, Krym
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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