African Oil Palm

Bluebell

About African Oil Palm and Bluebell

African Oil Palm

Bluebell

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges

Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm15.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Narrow

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELAEIS guineensis

HYACINTHOIDES hispanica

7.2 Common Name

African Oil Palm

Spanish Bluebell

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

Bluebell plant

7.2.2 In German

African Oil Palm

Endymion Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

L'huile de palme africaine

plante Bluebell

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aceite de Palma Africana

planta Bluebell

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

φυτό Bluebell

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Óleo de palma Africano

planta Bluebell

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Olej palmowy

Bluebell roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

African Oil Palm

Bluebell herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Elaeis

Hyacinthoides

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cocoeae

Hyacintheae

8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

Scilloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA11

1 27800

Properties of African Oil Palm and Bluebell

Wondering what are the properties of African Oil Palm and Bluebell? We provide you with everything About African Oil Palm and Bluebell. African Oil Palm has thorns and Bluebell doesn't have thorns. Also African Oil Palm does not have fragrant flowers. African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like Asthma and Bluebell has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 African Oil Palm and Bluebell and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Bluebell

Season and care of African Oil Palm and Bluebell is important to know. While considering everything about African Oil Palm and Bluebell Care, growing season is an essential factor. African Oil Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Bluebell season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for African Oil Palm is Loam, Sand and for Bluebell is Loam while the PH of soil for African Oil Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Bluebell is Acidic, Neutral.

African Oil Palm and Bluebell Physical Information

African Oil Palm and Bluebell physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Bluebell height is 30.00 cm and width 15.00 cm. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Bluebell are as follows:

African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Bluebell flower color: White, Blue, Pink and Blue Violet
Bluebell leaf color: Green

Care of African Oil Palm and Bluebell

Care of African Oil Palm and Bluebell include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Bluebell pruning is done Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bluebell needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.