Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Europe
Types
Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Number of Varieties
83
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Gold
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Heat And Humidity
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat And Humidity
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Ants, Mice
Allergy
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
HORDEUM vulgare
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
Common Name
Barley
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
In Hindi
जौ
चुकंदर
In German
Gerste
Rübe
In French
orge
betterave
In Spanish
cebada
remolacha
In Greek
κριθάρι
παντζάρι
In Portuguese
cevada
beterraba
In Polish
jęczmień
buraczany
In Latin
hordei
cui pendens sicula beta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Order
Cyperales
-
Family
Poaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Beta
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Triticeae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
-
Number of Species
628
1
27800
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