Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Europe
Types
Hordeum jubatum
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Number of Varieties
53
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
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
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Needs watering once a week, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply
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
-
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
Flea Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Mexican Bean Beetles
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Pollen
breathing problems, dark circles, hairloss, Runny nose, Sore Throat, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
Diabetes, Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
BETA vulgaris 'Early Wonder Tall'
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
चुकंदर
In German
Mähnengerste
Rübe
In French
Foxtail Barley
betterave
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
remolacha
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
παντζάρι
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
beterraba
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
buraczany
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
cui pendens sicula beta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Order
Cyperales
-
Family
Poaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Beta
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
-
Tribe
Hordeeae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
-
Number of Species
3028
1
27800
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