Life Span
Perennial
Type
Grass
Origin
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
-
Number of Varieties
5
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
-
Habit
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Thorns
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1% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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13% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Lots of watering
Soil
Soil pH
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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37% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
-
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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No - Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
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3% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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66% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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10% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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67% - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
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35% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Other Uses
Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
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9% - Grass Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Hordeum brachyantherum
Common Name
Meadow Barley
In Hindi
meadow barley
In German
Wiese Gerste
In French
orge prairie
In Spanish
cebada prado
In Greek
λιβάδι κριθάρι
In Portuguese
cevada prado
In Polish
łąka jęczmienia
In Latin
pratum hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Hordeum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
10
1
27800
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