Perennial Grass Of The Day

Hordeum jubatum

Squirreltail Barley, Fox-Tail Barley

Type Perennial, grass

Hardy range 5A to 8A

Height 18" to 30" / 45cm to 75cm

Growth rate Average

Form Upright or erect

Exposure Full sun

Bloom Color Green and purple

Bloom Time Summer

The flowers are suitable for cut flowers and suitable for dried flowers.

Environment This plant tolerates some drought.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy.
The pH preference is a neutral soil.

Leaf Color Green

Culture Notes A very ornamental grass whose plumes die and dry well. Its silky awns have a light crimson tone. This grass is a short lived perennial that is usually treated as an annual.

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