What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Herbs
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Europe, Asia
Types
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Varieties
NANA
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Dry areas, Roadsides, stream banks, Stream side, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available3-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
7-1
Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
Habit
Not Available
Clump-Forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
NA980.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
NA60.00 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Dry soil
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Not Available
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Frost
Facts
Flowers
Not Available
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites
Allergy
Pollen
Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
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 Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
NEPETA cataria
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Cat Nip, Catnip
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
कटनीप
In German
Mähnengerste
Katzenminze
In French
Foxtail Barley
cataire
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
Catnip
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
Είδος δυόσμου
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
catnip
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
Kocimiętka
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
catnip
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Lamiales
Family
Poaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Nepeta
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Hordeeae
Mentheae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Nepetoideae
Number of Species
NA250
1
27800
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