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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Grass
Shrub

Origin

North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Eastern Asia, China, Japan, Korea

Types

Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
Acer palmatum

Number of Varieties

8700
0 40000
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Habitat

Humid climates
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8-2

Sunset Zone

-
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

-
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm150.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.00 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Brown, Gold
Red, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Red, Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
Red, Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Red, Crimson, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Budding, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Needs less watering

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, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, Beetles, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale, Sooty Mold

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

-
Insignificant

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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes, wheezing
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Bonsai, Borders

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
-

Part of Plant Used

Seeds
Sap

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Used as preservative

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HORDEUM vulgare
ACER palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom'

Common Name

Barley
Downy Japanese Maple, Fullmoon Maple, Japanese Maple

In Hindi

जौ
Japanese Maple

In German

Gerste
japanischer Ahorn

In French

orge
érable du Japon

In Spanish

cebada
arce japonés

In Greek

κριθάρι
Japanese Maple

In Portuguese

cevada
bordo japonês

In Polish

jęczmień
Klon japoński

In Latin

hordei
Acer palmatum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales
Sapindales

Family

Poaceae
Aceraceae

Genus

Hordeum
Acer

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Triticeae
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Subfamily

Pooideae
-

Number of Species

6128
1 27800
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Difference Between Barley and Japanese Maple

If you are confused whether Barley or Japanese Maple are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Barley and Japanese Maple Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Barley are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Japanese Maple fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K and since leafy plants, use higher nitrogen content fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Barley and Japanese Maple if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Barley and Japanese Maple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Barley and Japanese Maple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Barley and Japanese Maple as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Barley is Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes and Diarrhea whereas of Japanese Maple is . Barley has beauty benefits as follows: while Japanese Maple has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Barley vs Japanese Maple

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Barley vs Japanese Maple and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Barley are Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Eczema, Headache, Itchiness, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Watery eyes and wheezing whereas of Japanese Maple have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Barley has showy fruits and Japanese Maple has no showy fruits. Also Barley is not flowering and Japanese Maple is not flowering . You can compare Barley and Japanese Maple facts and facts of other plants too.