Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Saphirsprudel' (Sapphire Fountain Blue Oat Grass)

Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Sapphire Fountain Blue Oat Grass

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Clumping

Flowers: Flower Color: Brown • Flower Conspicuous: Straw-colored plumes

Size/Age/Growth

Growth Rate: Moderate Growing • Size: Moderate grower to 30 in. tall and slightly less wide.

Landscaping

Care: Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system . For a neat appearance , remove old foliage before new leaves emerge . Divide clumps every 2 to 3 years in early spring .

Habitat

Biome: During the juvenile or non-reproductive stage, H. helix is typically a ground cover. The leaves of the adult or reproductive form are usually a lighter green, thick, ovate to rhombic in shape and have less prominent whitish veins. D

Biology

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Growth

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full sun

Moisture: Water Requirements: Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.

Temperature: Heat Zones: High: 9 (>120 to 150 days) Low:1 (< 1 days) (map) • Cold Hardiness: High:9 (20 to 30 F) Low:4 (-30 to -20 F) (map)

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina () - (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Angiospermae () - Auct.
        Class: Spermatopsida () - Brongniart, 1843
        Subclass: Commelinidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Juncanae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Poales () - Small, 1903
        Family: Gramineae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons., nom. alt.
        Subfamily: Pooideae ()
        Tribe: Aveneae ()
        Subtribe: Aveninae ()
        Genus: Helictotrichon () - Besser, in J.A. Schultes & J.H. Schultes, 1827
        Specific epithet: sempervirens
        Cultivar: Saphirsprudel
        Botanical name: - Helictotrichon sempervirens 'Saphirsprudel'

Notes

An accepted name in the RHS Horticultural Database.

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Helictotrichon

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

H. dahuricum (Emperor Alpineoatgrass) · H. hookeri (Hooker's Alpine Oat Grass) · H. mortonianum (Alpine Oat) · H. pubescens (Downy Alpineoatgrass) · H. sempervirens (Blue Oat Grass) · H. sempervirens 'Saphirsprudel' (Sapphire Fountain Blue Oat Grass) · H. sempervirens 'Sapphire' (Blue Oat Grass)

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.

Identifiers

Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 709662