Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
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Types
Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
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Number of Varieties
860
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40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-3
Sunset Zone
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21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Gold
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
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Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
-
Showy
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
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
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
HORDEUM vulgare
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Barley
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
जौ
Ranunculus
In German
Gerste
Ranunkel
In French
orge
Ranunculus
In Spanish
cebada
ranúnculo
In Greek
κριθάρι
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
cevada
Ranogkylos
In Polish
jęczmień
Ranogkylos
In Latin
hordei
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Triticeae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
6600
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27800
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