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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Herbs
Grass

Origin

Europe, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia

Types

Holy basil-
Hordeum jubatum

Number of Varieties

1605
0 40000
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Habitat

-
Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

11-1
-

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit

Clump-Forming
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.20 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Pink, Lavender
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Bronze
Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple, Bronze
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Bronze
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Vertical

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
-

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
-

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly
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Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
wheat rust

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
-

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

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Birds

Allergy

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting
Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders, Vomiting
Swollen eyelids

Part of Plant Used

Leaves
Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OCIMUM basilicum 'Napoletano'
HORDEUM jubatum

Common Name

Basil
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley

In Hindi

तुलसी
Foxtail Barley

In German

Basilikum
Mähnengerste

In French

basilic
Foxtail Barley

In Spanish

albahaca
La cebada de cola de zorra

In Greek

βασιλικός
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι

In Portuguese

manjericão
Foxtail Barley

In Polish

bazylia
włośnica Jęczmień

In Latin

ocimum
Hordeum foxtail

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Cyperales

Family

Lamiaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Ocimum
Hordeum

Clade

Asterids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Hordeeae

Subfamily

-
Pooideae

Number of Species

15030
1 27800
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Difference Between Basil and Foxtail Barley

If you are confused whether Basil or Foxtail Barley 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 Basil and Foxtail Barley Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Basil are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Foxtail Barley fertilizers required are Nitrogen. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Basil and Foxtail Barley if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Basil and Foxtail Barley

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Basil and Foxtail Barley. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Basil and Foxtail Barley 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 Basil is Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders and Vomiting whereas of Foxtail Barley is Swollen eyelids. Basil has beauty benefits as follows: while Foxtail Barley has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Basil vs Foxtail Barley

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 Basil vs Foxtail Barley 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 Basil are Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash and Vomiting whereas of Foxtail Barley have Pollen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Basil has no showy fruits and Foxtail Barley has showy fruits. Also Basil is not flowering and Foxtail Barley is not flowering . You can compare Basil and Foxtail Barley facts and facts of other plants too.