Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Hordeum jubatum
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
520
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
-
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Vertical
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full 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
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
Nitrogen
Requires high amount of nitrogen
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Pollen
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Swollen eyelids
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Part of Plant Used
Root, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
HORDEUM jubatum
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
Foxtail Barley
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
Mähnengerste
Weinend lovegrass
In French
Foxtail Barley
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
La cebada de cola de zorra
Pasto llorón
In Greek
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
Foxtail Barley
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
włośnica Jęczmień
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
Hordeum foxtail
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Hordeeae
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
Pooideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
3010
1
27800
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