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Common Name: PETS - CAT GRASS, VARIEGATED
Scientific Name: Hordeum vulgare
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Description:
  • Annual
  • Gorgeous, ornamental annual grass with bright green and white striped linear leaves about 1cm wide and 20-30cm long.
  • In summer, flowers are produced in a cylindrical spike, followed by golden seeds, covered in a scale-like membranous bract.
  • Can be grown at any time of the year.
  • Use as a contrasting accent plant in containers or beds.
  • Also easy to grow indoors in a pot or bowl on the windowsill.
Parts Used:
  • The aboveground parts.
For Animals. It is said that:
  • Sweet barley (oats) for cats.
  • Sold as ‘cat grass’ because cats love to nibble to the tender, sweet oats.
  • Aids feline digestion, eliminates hairballs and provides vitamins and fiber for your cat's diet.
  • Keep somewhere cool and light where your cat can dine at leisure – keep the soil moist.

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