trefle.io · Taken Aug 16, 2019 by André Hyvrier (cc-by-sa)
Poaceae
Red oat
Avena sativa
Also known as Animated oat, Avena sativa var. vulgaris, Avena sativa subsp. orientalis, Avena sativa var. pilosa
Native Plants · Grass · Ornamental Grass · Cool-Season · Grain · Poaceae · Ground Cover · Low Maintenance · Cereal
Red oat is a hardy cool-season grass that thrives with minimal care in garden beds or borders. Water regularly during establishment but reduce frequency once the plant is settled. It performs best in partial shade with well-drained, moderately fertile soil.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil evenly moist; avoid waterlogging · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil South
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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