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About Adam's Needle and Tree Echium


About Tree Echium and Adam's Needle


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Flowering Plants, Succulent  
Tree  

Origin
Southeastern United States  
Canary Islands  

Types
Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard  
Echium pininana  

Number of Varieties
15  
99+
10  

Habitat
Dry areas, Hot climate regions  
tropical environments  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-10  
8-10  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
9 - 1  

Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
21,22  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.00 cm  
99+
240.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Light Blue, Blue Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Several shades of Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Lobed  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Slow  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer  
Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings  
Medium  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
-  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
-  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single, Double  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
-  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
Yes  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
Yes  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Flies  
-  

Allergy
-  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
No  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
-  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Decoration Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Sometimes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Cottage garden  
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
Yucca filamentosa  
ECHIUM pininana  

Common Name
Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca  
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium  

In Hindi
Adam's needle  
Tree Echium  

In German
Fädige Palmlilie  
Baum Aciam  

In French
Yucca filamentosa  
Arbre ACIAM  

In Spanish
Yucca filamentosa  
árbol Aciam  

In Greek
Adam's Needle  
δέντρο Aciam  

In Portuguese
Adam's Needle  
árvore Aciam  

In Polish
Jukka karolińska  
drzewo Aciam  

In Latin
Adam's Needle  
lignum Aciam  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Liliales  
Lamiales  

Family
Agavaceae  
Boraginaceae  

Genus
Yucca  
Echium  

Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
Agavoideae  
-  

Number of Species
30  
60  

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Properties of Adam's Needle and Tree Echium

Wondering what are the properties of Adam's Needle and Tree Echium? We provide you with everything About Adam's Needle and Tree Echium. Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns and Tree Echium doesn't have thorns. Also Adam's Needle does not have fragrant flowers. Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like and Tree Echium has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Adam's Needle and Tree Echium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Adam's Needle and Tree Echium

Season and care of Adam's Needle and Tree Echium is important to know. While considering everything about Adam's Needle and Tree Echium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Adam's Needle season is Spring and Tree Echium season is Spring. The type of soil for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand and for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline and for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline.

Adam's Needle and Tree Echium Physical Information

Adam's Needle and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Adam's Needle and Tree Echium are as follows:

Care of Adam's Needle and Tree Echium

Care of Adam's Needle and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

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