Foxtail Barley

Butterfly Bush

About Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush

Foxtail Barley

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

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

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA100

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available5-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, 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

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA7.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA4.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Vertical

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Not Available

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

wheat rust

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Swollen eyelids

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HORDEUM jubatum

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Foxtail Barley

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Mähnengerste

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Foxtail Barley

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

La cebada de cola de zorra

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Foxtail Barley

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

włośnica Jęczmień

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Hordeum foxtail

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Hordeum

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hordeeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Pooideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush

Wondering what are the properties of Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush? We provide you with everything About Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush. Foxtail Barley doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Bush doesn't have thorns. Also Foxtail Barley does not have fragrant flowers. Foxtail Barley has allergic reactions like Pollen and Butterfly Bush has allergic reactions like Pollen. 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 Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush

Season and care of Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush is important to know. While considering everything about Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Foxtail Barley season is Not Available and Butterfly Bush season is Not Available. The type of soil for Foxtail Barley is Loam, Sand and for Butterfly Bush is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Foxtail Barley is Not Available and for Butterfly Bush is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Foxtail Barley height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Foxtail Barley flower color: Green
Foxtail Barley leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush

Care of Foxtail Barley and Butterfly Bush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Foxtail Barley pruning is done No need to prune and Butterfly Bush pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Foxtail Barley needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.