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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
8  
99+
700  
17

Habitat
Humid climates  
gardens, Woodland Garden Secondary, Woodlands  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
4-7  

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 cm  
150.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
15.00 cm  
90.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Red  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

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
No  
No  

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
No  
No  

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
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
-  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
No  

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
Yes  
No  

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
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

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  
-  

Subfamily
Pooideae  
-  

Number of Species
6  
128  
99+

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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.

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