Other common names
bear barley
Synonyms
Hordeum vulgare var. hexastichum
Hordeum hexastichon
Grass Like
An annual grass, more commonly known as barley with erect green stems and alternate leaves. Green flower spikes and kernels appear in the summer and wave in the breeze, turner paler golden brown as they mature. The number of rows on the flower spike determine which type of barley it is. Six-row barley is used for animal feed as it has a higher protein content where as two-row barley is used for malt production for beer
Position
Full sun
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
1-1.5 metres
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres