Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Australia
Types
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Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Number of Varieties
5700
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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10-1
Sunset Zone
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5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
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Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm2.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm32.81 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow Brown
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Oval
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
-
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Lots of watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Well drained
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
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
Hordeum brachyantherum
Eucalyptus
Common Name
Meadow Barley
Eucalyptus
In Hindi
meadow barley
नीलगिरी
In German
Wiese Gerste
Eukalyptus
In French
orge prairie
Eucalyptus
In Spanish
cebada prado
Eucalipto
In Greek
λιβάδι κριθάρι
ευκάλυπτος
In Portuguese
cevada prado
Eucalipto
In Polish
łąka jęczmienia
Eukaliptus
In Latin
pratum hordei
Eucalyptus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
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Eucalypteae
Subfamily
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Myrtoideae
Number of Species
10700
1
27800
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