Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Grass
Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Aegopodium podagraria
Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
105
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
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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
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
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
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand, Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Rich
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
wheat rust
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation, Vomiting
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Weather protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Digestive disorders, Psoriasis, Reduces toothache, Vitiligo
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Edible syrup, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
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
Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
AMMI majus
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Bishop's Weed, Bullwort
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
बिशप निराना
Foxtail Barley
In German
Bischofs Unkraut
Mähnengerste
In French
la mauvaise herbe de l'évêque
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
biznaga
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
ζιζανίων επισκόπου
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
erva daninha do Bispo
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
chwastów biskupa
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Episcopi viriditas
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Apiales
Cyperales
Family
Apiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Trachyspermum
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
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Hordeeae
Subfamily
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Pooideae
Number of Species
7530
1
27800
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