Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar
Types
-
African Baobab, Grandidier’s Baobab, Boab
Number of Varieties
58
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
Dry and Young forest Heaths, Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-14
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm1,830.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow Brown
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Lots of watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove branches
Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Caterpillars
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti-allergy, Asthma, Skin irritation
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Food for animals
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
Hordeum brachyantherum
ADANSONIA digitata
Common Name
Meadow Barley
Baobab, Dead Rat Tree
In Hindi
meadow barley
Baobab
In German
Wiese Gerste
Affenbrotbaum
In French
orge prairie
Baobab
In Spanish
cebada prado
Baobab
In Greek
λιβάδι κριθάρι
Baobab
In Portuguese
cevada prado
baobá
In Polish
łąka jęczmienia
Baobab
In Latin
pratum hordei
Baobab
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Malvales
Family
Poaceae
Bombacaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Adansonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Bombacoideae
Number of Species
108
1
27800
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