Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
Origin
India, Southeast Asia
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
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Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
305
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Homesteads
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Spreading
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water more in summer
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
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Nematodes, Scale, Spider mites
wheat rust
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Insects
Birds
Allergy
Skin irritation
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antipyretic, Astringent, Cough, Kidney problems, Kidney Stones, Scabies, Ulcers
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
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
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Tabernaemontana Divaricata
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Crepe Jasmine
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
Tabernaemontana
Foxtail Barley
In German
Tabernaemontana
Mähnengerste
In French
Tabernaemontana
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
Tabernaemontana
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
Tabernaemontana
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Tabernaemontana
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Tabernaemontana
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Tabernaemontana
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Cyperales
Family
Apocynaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Tabernaemontana
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Hordeeae
Subfamily
Rauvolfioideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
11830
1
27800
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