Grass Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 4 - 10
- Height: 20 inches
- Foliage Color: Green
- Flower Color: White to pink
- Soil Requirement: Tolerates a wide range of soil conditions
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 70
- Average Germ Time: 7 - 14 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Surface sow and then light cover no more than 1/8th inch
- Sowing Rate: 4 - 5 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 18 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Hordeum
Foxtail Barley (Hordeum Jubatum) - This native perennial grass is about 20 inches tall and usually tufted at the base, otherwise it is unbranched. Alternate leaves are produced sparingly along each culm. The leaf blades are up to 4 inches long and about 1/4 inch across. Leave blades of this ornamental grass are light green to pale bluish green, hairless, and erect to slightly spreading. The leaf sheaths are light green to pale reddish green, hairless, and finely ribbed.
Squirrel Tail Grass, also called Foxtail Barley, prefers to grow in full sun and moist to dry conditions. Different kinds of soil are tolerated – from muddy soil to dry gravelly soil. This grass has a high tolerance to salt; however, it will not tolerate much competition from taller vegetation. Out in the wild, Foxtail Barley is found along edges of marshes, muddy borders of puddles, poorly drained fields, pastures, vacant lots with compacted soil, gravelly areas along roads and railroads, mined land, and sterile waste areas.
