Other common names
cultivated oat, haver
Synonyms
Avena orientalis
Grass Like
An annual grass grown primarily as a cereal crop or for green manure. It has an upright, tufted growth habit, producing slender stems that bear loose, open panicles of oat grains. It typically reaches a height of between 60cm to 1.5m. The green to bluish-green leaves are narrow, linear, and grass-like, measuring approximately 20 to 40cm long and up to 1.5cm wide with a slightly rough texture. It produces small, pale green to golden flowers in loose, nodding panicles. The flowers appear from late spring to early summer (May–July) and develop into characteristic oat grains. It turns golden yellow before dying back at the end of the growing season
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
1-1.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres