1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Europe, Nepal, Southern Asia, Southern Europe
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cold Regions, Hills, Hillside
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Yellow Brown
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Copper
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
fertilize in spring, Nitrogen
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Armillaria mellea, Blight, Caterpillars, Crown gall, Crown rot, fungus, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Frost
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Bees, Beetles, Caterpillar, Small mammals
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Abdominal distension, flushing of face, hallucinations, Headache, Pollen
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
Improve skin condition
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Windbreak
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anemia, anti-cancer, Antispasmodic, Asthma, Diarrhea, Healing, Stomach spasms, Thoat infection
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Making deodorants, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as a laxative, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making soaps, Used in biomass
Food for animals
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
1.2 Used As Outdoor Plant
1.5 Garden Design
Container, Groundcover
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
2 Scientific Name
2.1 Botanical Name
Myristica fragrans
Hordeum brachyantherum
2.2 Common Name
2.2.1 In Hindi
2.2.3 In German
2.2.5 In French
noix de muscade
orge prairie
2.2.6 In Spanish
nuez moscada
cebada prado
2.3.2 In Greek
μοσχοκάρυδο
λιβάδι κριθάρι
2.3.4 In Portuguese
2.3.6 In Polish
gałka muszkatołowa
łąka jęczmienia
2.4.1 In Latin
3 Classification
3.1 Kingdom
3.3 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
3.6 Class
3.7 Order
3.8 Family
3.9 Genus
3.10 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
3.11 Tribe
3.12 Subfamily
3.13 Number of Species