Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
China
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
1005
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-10-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10 - 7
-
Sunset Zone
7, 9, 10
-
Habit
Spreading
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
3.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Yellow green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Lemon yellow, Tan
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Over-head watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
wheat rust
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies
Birds
Allergy
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
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
Lawns and Turf
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
EREMOCHLOA ophiuroides
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Centipede Grass
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
Hydrangea
Foxtail Barley
In German
Hortensie
Mähnengerste
In French
Hortensia
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
Hortensia
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
υδραγεία
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Hortênsia
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Hortensja
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Hibiscus
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
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Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Ophiuroides
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Hordeeae
Subfamily
Sorghum
Pooideae
Number of Species
1030
1
27800
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