trefle.io · Taken Jun 4, 2022 by Hessler Ulrich (cc-by-sa)
Poaceae
Wood-barley
Hordelymus europaeus
Also known as Hordeum montanum, Hordeum sylvaticum, Hordeum sylvaticum var. europaeum, Elymus europaeus
Native Plants · Wood Barley · Shade Grass · Woodland · Perennial Grass · Native European · Naturalizing · Forest Garden · Shade Tolerant · Ground Cover
Wood-barley is a shade-tolerant perennial grass best suited for woodland gardens or naturalistic plantings under tree canopy. It prefers consistently moist, well-drained soil and partial shade, mimicking its native forest floor habitat. Once established it requires minimal intervention, making it an excellent low-care addition to shaded borders.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately, keeping soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Morocco, North Caucasus
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle
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