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Blue oat grass in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Helictotrichon sempervirens

 

Blue oat grass

Forms a thick clump of stiff grey/blue grass shaped leaves. It produces short spikes of open clusters of straw coloured small flowers.

 
plant Features
  • Blue oat grass likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Blue oat grass likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Blue oat grass is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Blue oat grass likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

 
plant information

Common name

Blue oat grass

Latin name

Helictotrichon sempervirens

type

Grass

family

Poaceae

ph

7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Blue oat grass likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Blue oat grass is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Blue oat grass likes free draining and fertile

    Free draining and fertile

  • Water

    Blue oat grass likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Blue oat grass is 0.85meters x 1.50meters 0.85 M 1.50 M

Helictotrichon sempervirens

Forms a thick clump of stiff grey/blue grass shaped leaves. It produces short spikes of open clusters of straw coloured small flowers.


Flowering Season

From Early Summer TO Late Summer

Short spikes of open clusters of straw coloured small flowers.

 

Planting Outdoors spring

From Early Spring TO Mid Spring

Plant out container grown plants.

 

Planting Outdoors autumn

From Early Autumn TO Late Autumn

Plant out container grown plants.

 
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