Sterile oat

Avena sterilis

Also known as Wild oat, Poverty oat, Animated oat, Avena sterilis subsp. macrocarpa

Native Plants · Ornamental Grass · Oat Grass · Perennial Grass · Naturalistic Planting · Erosion Control · Low Maintenance · Meadow · Grain Family · Wildlife Garden

Sterile oat is a robust ornamental grass suited to naturalistic plantings and erosion control on slopes. It performs well in partial shade with average watering and tolerates a range of soil types. Minimal intervention is needed beyond occasional cutting back of old growth in late winter.