Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Grass
Origin
Central America, South America
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
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Hordeum jubatum
Number of Varieties
205
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates, Tropical Forests
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
H2
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange Red
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Vertical
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Mealy bugs, Mites, Nematodes, Scale
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Flies, Flying insects, Insects
Birds
Allergy
Toxic
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Rheumatism
Swollen eyelids
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Shoots
Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ANTHURIUM andraeanum
HORDEUM jubatum
Common Name
Flamingo Lily, Oil Cloth Flower, Oilcloth Flower, Tail Flower, Tailflower
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley
In Hindi
tail flower
Foxtail Barley
In German
Schwanz Blume
Mähnengerste
In French
Anthurium andraeanum
Foxtail Barley
In Spanish
tail flower
La cebada de cola de zorra
In Greek
Tail flower
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι
In Portuguese
Tailflower
Foxtail Barley
In Polish
Anturium Andrego
włośnica Jęczmień
In Latin
Tail flower
Hordeum foxtail
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Cyperales
Family
Araceae
Poaceae
Genus
Anthocercis
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Anthurieae
Hordeeae
Subfamily
Pothoideae
Pooideae
Number of Species
1530
1
27800
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