Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Eastern Asia, China
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Babylon
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Number of Varieties
35
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40000
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Habitat
Lake margins, River side, Swamps, Waste areas
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-9
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Sunset Zone
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Weeping
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
Yellow Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Winter
-
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Oblong
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
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Tolerances
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Rooted stem cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Beetles, Caterpillars, Red blotch
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Wet Site
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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Flower Petal Number
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Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
-
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
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Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Versatility
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Sedative, Stomach pain
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Part of Plant Used
Tree trunks
Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
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✔
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Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
SALIX babylonica f. tortuosa
Hordeum brachyantherum
Common Name
Corkscrew Willow
Meadow Barley
In Hindi
पेंचकश विलो
meadow barley
In German
Korkenzieher-Weide
Wiese Gerste
In French
Tire-bouchon Willow
orge prairie
In Spanish
Tire-bouchon Willow
cebada prado
In Greek
τιρμπουσόν Willow
λιβάδι κριθάρι
In Portuguese
corkscrew salgueiro
cevada prado
In Polish
korkociąg Willow
łąka jęczmienia
In Latin
corkscrew Willow
pratum hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Cyperales
Family
Salicaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Salix
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Saliceae
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Subfamily
Salicoideae
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Number of Species
3510
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27800
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