Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Perennial, Shrub
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
-
Types
Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
Echinocereus reichenbachii albertii, Echinocereus reichenbachii fitchii, Echinocereus reichenbachii albispinus
Number of Varieties
89
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Humid climates
Desert, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
15.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Gold
Green, Dark Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Dispose of diseased portions, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealybugs, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
-
-
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
-
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Deer resistant
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
-
Botanical Name
HORDEUM vulgare
Echinocereus reichenbachii
Common Name
Barley
Hedgehog Cactus, Lace
In Hindi
जौ
Hedgehog cactus
In German
Gerste
Igel Kaktus
In French
orge
hérisson cactus
In Spanish
cebada
cactus de erizo
In Greek
κριθάρι
κάκτος σκαντζόχοιρος
In Portuguese
cevada
hedgehog cactus
In Polish
jęczmień
jeż kaktus
In Latin
hordei
cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Echinocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Triticeae
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
6208
1
27800
👆🏻