Hordeum jubatum 'Early Pink'
(Pink Twisted Barley Grass)
Family - Poaceae
Category - Grass, Annual
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 60cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Terrace
Description: Clump-forming annual with arching, bright green foliage, each leaf with a twist. Panicles of rosy pink flowers are deeper in colour and more upright than H. jubatum and flower earlier. Flowers are produced from late spring into midsummer. Good for use as cut flowers.
Flower:
Soft, silvery panicles are flushed with deep rosy pink. Long awns give flowers their soft, feathery texture. Flowers are produced from May into July and fade to beige with age.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Panicles
Flowering time: May, June, July
Foliage:
Narrow, linear, bright green foliage with an arching habit. Each leaf has a twist.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Linear
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in reasonably fertile, well drained soil in full sun.