Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Perennial
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
North America, Northern Europe, Russia, Siberia
Types
Hulled Barley, Hulless Barley, Barley Grits
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Number of Varieties
81
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40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
Open areas, pine woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-6
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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6-1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
-
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm510.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Light Pink
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
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
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
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Flies, Insects
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
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diabetes, Diarrhea
Headache, Mildly painful menstruation, tonic in pregnancy
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Wildflower
Botanical Name
HORDEUM vulgare
LINNAEA borealis
Common Name
Barley
Twinflower
In Hindi
जौ
Twinflower
In German
Gerste
Twinflower
In French
orge
Twinflower
In Spanish
cebada
Twinflower
In Greek
κριθάρι
Twinflower
In Portuguese
cevada
Twinflower
In Polish
jęczmień
zimoziół
In Latin
hordei
Twinflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Dipsacales
Family
Poaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Linnaea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Triticeae
Linnaeeae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Linnaeoideae
Number of Species
61
1
27800
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