Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Grass
Origin
South America, Southeastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Cabbage palm, Good luck plant, Ti plant
Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
255
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40000
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Habitat
Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest edges, Tropical rainforest
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink
Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Red, Blue, Green
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Burgundy
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Water when soil is dry
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, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, In Late summer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, 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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, 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
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CORDYLINE
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Cordyline
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
Cordyline
Foxtail Barley
In German
Cordyline
Mähnengerste
In French
cordyline
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
cordyline
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
Cordyline
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Cordyline
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Cordyline
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Cordyline
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Cyperales
Family
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cordyline
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Hordeeae
Subfamily
Lomandroideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
2430
1
27800
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