Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
South America, Brazil
Types
Hordeum jubatum
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Number of Varieties
530
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999911-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm25.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White, Red, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
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
Divison, Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
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
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
-
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
20-20-20 amount, High phosphorus, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
Aphids, Citrus leaf miner
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Anti-oxidant, Antiviral, hepatoprotective
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
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, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
SINNINGIA speciosa
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Sinningia, Gloxinia
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
Sinningia
In German
Mähnengerste
Sinningia
In French
Foxtail Barley
Sinningia
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
Sinningia
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
Sinningia
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
Sinningia
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
Sinningia
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
Sinningia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Lamiales
Family
Poaceae
Gesnariaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Sinningia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Hordeeae
Gloxinieae
Subfamily
Pooideae
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Number of Species
3065
1
27800
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