Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Asia, Central Asia, Eastern Asia, Southwest Europe
Types
Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
Accent, Acropolls, Cassata,Dellbes, Flower parade, Hawera
Number of Varieties
850
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40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
Hillside, Open scrub, River side, Rocky areas, Scrubs, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1.25 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm1.25 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Ivory, Lemon yellow, Peach, White, Yellow, Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Gold
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Part sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Late Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Black Walnut Toxicity
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Part sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to control growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Basal rot, Crown rot, Fire, Leaf spot, Scorch, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing
Asthma, Rhinoconjunctivitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
Asthma, Cold, Cough, Vomiting
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
HORDEUM vulgare
Narcissus
Common Name
Barley
Daffodil
In Hindi
जौ
हलका पीला
In German
Gerste
Narzisse
In French
orge
Jonquille
In Spanish
cebada
Narciso
In Greek
κριθάρι
ασφόδελος
In Portuguese
cevada
Abrótea
In Polish
jęczmień
żonkil
In Latin
hordei
Asphodelus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Asparagales
Family
Poaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Narcissus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Triticeae
Narcisseae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
650
1
27800
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