Hordeum hexastichon
| Hordeum hexastichon | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 4' |
| Edible Rating: |  |
| Tea: | Yes |
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Hordeum hexastichon (common name: six-row barley)
Propagation: Seed - sow in situ in March or October and only just cover the seed. Make sure the soil surface does not dry out if the weather is dry. Germination takes place within 2 weeks.
Cultivation: Succeeds in most soils and in climates ranging from sub-arctic to sub-tropical[1]. Easily grown in light soils[2].
This species is considered by most botanists to be no more than a part of H. vulgare[3][4].
Range: Of uncertain origin.
Habitat: Not known in a truly wild situation.
Edibility: Seed - cooked. The seed can be ground into a flour and used as a cereal in making bread, porridge etc[5][6][7][8].
Malt is obtained by sprouting and roasting the seed. This is a sweet substance and is used in making beer and as a food[6][8].
The roasted (unsprouted) seed is used as a coffee and a salt substitute[8].
Usage: The stems, after the seed has been harvested, have many uses. They are a source of fibres for making paper, a biomass for fuel etc, they can be shredded and used as a mulch[9][1].
Pollinators: Wind
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: H. vulgare hexastichon.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hill, Albert. Economic Botany. The Maple Press, 1952.
- ↑ Grounds, Roger. Ornamental Grasses. Christopher Helm, 1989.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Grieve, Margaret. A Modern Herbal. Penguin, 1984.
- ↑ Nicholson, Barbara and Stephen Harrison. The Oxford Book of Food Plants. Oxford University Press, 1975.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Carruthers, S. Alternative Enterprises for Agriculture in the UK. Centre for Agricultural Strategy, Univ. of Reading, 1986.