Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
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Number of Varieties
85
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40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
Damp shady woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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9 - 5
Sunset Zone
-
3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown, Gold
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
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Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
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Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Requires a lot of 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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Do not prune during shooting season
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Medium
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
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
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Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Wildflower
Botanical Name
HORDEUM vulgare
MILIUM effusum
Common Name
Barley
Millet Grass, Wood Millet
In Hindi
जौ
Milium effusum
In German
Gerste
Wald-Flattergras
In French
orge
millet étalé
In Spanish
cebada
effusum milium
In Greek
κριθάρι
milium effusum
In Portuguese
cevada
milium effusum
In Polish
jęczmień
prosownica rozpierzchła
In Latin
hordei
milium effusum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Milium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Triticeae
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Subfamily
Pooideae
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Number of Species
61
1
27800
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