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Poaceae
Barnyard millet
Echinochloa colona
Also known as Japanese millet, cockspur grass, water millet
Tropical Plants · Millet · Grass · Grain · Forage · Tropical · Annual Crop · Wildlife · Poaceae · Seed Grass
Barnyard millet is a robust, low-maintenance grass that thrives in full sun to partial shade with average moisture. It adapts readily to a wide range of soils and requires little attention once established. Best grown outdoors as a grain crop or wildlife forage plant rather than as an ornamental.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly and maintain consistently moist soil; avoid waterlogging · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 4–8.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 3a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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