Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Grass
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Hordeum jubatum
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Number of Varieties
58
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
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
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
Pollen
Corydalis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Flowers
Other Uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
Capnoides
In German
Mähnengerste
Capnoides
In French
Foxtail Barley
capnoides
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
Capnoides
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
Capnoides
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
Capnoides
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
Capnoides
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
capnoides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Basidiomycota
Class
Liliopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cyperales
Agaricales
Family
Poaceae
Fumariaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Hypholoma
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Hordeeae
Fumarieae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Fumarioideae
Number of Species
301
1
27800
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