Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Grass
Herbs
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
-
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower
Number of Varieties
54
0
40000
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Habitat
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow Brown
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer
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
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Lots of watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
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
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Red blotch
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
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects
Allergy
-
Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Food for animals
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Hordeum brachyantherum
HESPERIS matronalis
Common Name
Meadow Barley
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket
In Hindi
meadow barley
डेम के रॉकेट
In German
Wiese Gerste
Rockets Freifrau
In French
orge prairie
Rocket Dame
In Spanish
cebada prado
Rocket Dame
In Greek
λιβάδι κριθάρι
Rocket Dame του
In Portuguese
cevada prado
Rocket de Dame
In Polish
łąka jęczmienia
Rocket Dame
In Latin
pratum hordei
Hesperis Rocket
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Brassicales
Family
Poaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Hesperis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Hylocereeae
Subfamily
-
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1050
1
27800
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