Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Madagascar
Types
Hordeum jubatum
Pachypodium boronii, Pachypodium brevicaule, Pachypodium rosulatum
Number of Varieties
58
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
gardens, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown
Light Green, Purplish-black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
-
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Pollen
Poisonous, Skin cuts
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
-
Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
PACHYPODIUM geayi
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Madagaskar Palm
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
Pachypodium
In German
Mähnengerste
Pachypodium
In French
Foxtail Barley
Pachypodium
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
Pachypodium
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
Pachypodium
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
Narrowleaf estrela do deserto
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
Wąskolistne pustyni gwiazdki
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
Pachypodium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Gentianales
Family
Poaceae
Apocynaceae
Genus
Hordeum
pachypodium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Hordeeae
Malouetieae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Apocynoideae
Number of Species
3025
1
27800
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