Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tender Perennial
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
South America, Southeastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Types
Hordeum jubatum
Cabbage palm, Good luck plant, Ti plant
Number of Varieties
525
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest edges, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-10
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
60.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
White, Red, Blue, Green
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
Vertical
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Drought
Cold climate
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Water when soil is dry
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, Partial shade
Pruning
-
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, In Late summer
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
Caterpillars, Red blotch
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
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Leaves
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 for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
CORDYLINE
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Cordyline
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
Cordyline
In German
Mähnengerste
Cordyline
In French
Foxtail Barley
cordyline
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
cordyline
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
Cordyline
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
Cordyline
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
Cordyline
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
Cordyline
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Asparagales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Cordyline
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Hordeeae
-
Subfamily
Pooideae
Lomandroideae
Number of Species
3024
1
27800
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