Life Span
Perennial
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Type
Grass
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Types
Hordeum jubatum
Simarouba glauca
Number of Varieties
58
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Fertile bottom land, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Purple, Dark Blue, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Cuneate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently
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, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Pollen
Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
Acne, Bleeding, Eye Problems, Stomach Ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
SYMPLOCOS racemosa
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Lodh Tree
Lotus Bark
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
Tilaka
In German
Mähnengerste
Tilapia
In French
Foxtail Barley
Tilapia
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
tilapia
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
tilaka
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
tilaka
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
tilakiem
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
tilaka
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Ebenales
Family
Poaceae
Symplocaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Symplocos
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Hordeeae
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Subfamily
Pooideae
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Number of Species
3040
1
27800
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