Catnip

Barley

About Catnip and Barley

Catnip

Barley

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Roadsides, stream banks, Stream side, Waste areas

Humid climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-7Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

980.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Brown, Gold

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry

Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Do not prune during shooting season

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines, Upset stomach

Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Making Perfumes, Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Food, Used in making beverages

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

HORDEUM vulgare

7.2 Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Barley

7.2.1 In Hindi

कटनीप

जौ

7.2.2 In German

Katzenminze

Gerste

7.2.3 In French

cataire

orge

7.2.4 In Spanish

Catnip

cebada

7.2.5 In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

κριθάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

catnip

cevada

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocimiętka

jęczmień

7.2.8 In Latin

catnip

hordei

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Nepeta

Hordeum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Triticeae

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Pooideae

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Catnip and Barley

Wondering what are the properties of Catnip and Barley? We provide you with everything About Catnip and Barley. Catnip doesn't have thorns and Barley doesn't have thorns. Also Catnip does not have fragrant flowers. Catnip has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain and Vomiting and Barley has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Catnip and Barley and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Catnip and Barley

Season and care of Catnip and Barley is important to know. While considering everything about Catnip and Barley Care, growing season is an essential factor. Catnip season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Barley season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Catnip is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Barley is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Catnip is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Barley is Not Available.

Catnip and Barley Physical Information

Catnip and Barley physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Barley height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Catnip and Barley are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Barley flower color: Not Available
Barley leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Catnip and Barley

Care of Catnip and Barley include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Catnip pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Barley pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season. In summer Catnip needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Barley needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.