Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruit
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
South Asia, Southeast Asia
Types
Hordeum jubatum
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Number of Varieties
55
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Mediterranean region
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
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
-
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm600.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Lemon yellow, Yellow
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Full Sun
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Reduce watering once fruit are growing, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Prune to control growth, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
Fertilize in early to mid-summer, for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
wheat rust
Aphids, Citrus foot rot, Citrus gummosis, Citrus leaf miner, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Double, Semi-Double
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Ants, Birds
Allergy
Pollen
Anaphylaxis, Cough, Nausea, Rhinitis, Stomach pain, Swelling, Urticaria, Vomiting, wheezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Farmland, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Acne, Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Strong, beautiful hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
anti-cancer, constipation, Digestive, Gastrointestinal disorders, Gout, Immunity, Jaundice, Respiratory Disorders, Rheumatoid arthritis, Ulcers, Urinary problems, Weight loss
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
Cosmetics, Used as a flavouring in food, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
Citrus limetta
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
sweet lime, sweet lemon, sweet limetta
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
मौसम्बी
In German
Mähnengerste
süße Limone
In French
Foxtail Barley
Citrus limetta
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
limetta dulce, limón dulce mediterráneo, limón dulce y lima dulce
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
doce de limão
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
słodkie limonki
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Sapindales
Family
Poaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Citrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Hordeeae
Citreae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Citroideae
Number of Species
303
1
27800
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