1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Eastern Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
High elevation
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Red, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Light Frost
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Lots of watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Fungal leaf spots
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Not Available
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
Skin irritation
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Food for animals
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Container, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Hordeum brachyantherum
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
7.2 Common Name
Meadow Barley
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
meadow barley
fleeceflower
7.2.2 In German
Wiese Gerste
fleeceflower
7.2.3 In French
orge prairie
fleeceflower
7.2.4 In Spanish
cebada prado
Polygonum affine
7.2.5 In Greek
λιβάδι κριθάρι
fleeceflower
7.2.6 In Portuguese
cevada prado
fleeceflower
7.2.7 In Polish
łąka jęczmienia
fleeceflower
7.2.8 In Latin
pratum hordei
fleeceflower
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Agaricomycetes
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species