African Oil Palm

Northern Sea Oats

About African Oil Palm and Northern Sea Oats

African Oil Palm

Northern Sea Oats

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Grass

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Turtlehead, Leadwort, Aster

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges

bottomlands, Thickets, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9 -5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm50.80 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Brown, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Lemon yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Gold, Tan, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, From Rhizomes, 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

Keep ground moist, 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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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

No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Found

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Rodents

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELAEIS guineensis

CHASMANTHIUM latifolium

7.2 Common Name

African Oil Palm

Indian Woodoats, Northern Sea Oats

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

Northern Sea Oats

7.2.2 In German

African Oil Palm

Northern Seehafer

7.2.3 In French

L'huile de palme africaine

Northern Sea Oats

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aceite de Palma Africana

Avena del mar del Norte

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

Βόρεια Θάλασσα Βρώμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Óleo de palma Africano

Northern Sea Oats

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Olej palmowy

Północna część Morza Owies

7.2.8 In Latin

African Oil Palm

Avene mari septentrionali

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Elaeis

Uniola

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cocoeae

Chasmanthieae

8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

Panicoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of African Oil Palm and Northern Sea Oats

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

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Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Northern Sea Oats

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

African Oil Palm and Northern Sea Oats Physical Information

African Oil Palm and Northern Sea Oats physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Northern Sea Oats height is 60.00 cm and width 50.80 cm. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Northern Sea Oats are as follows:

African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Northern Sea Oats flower color: Brown and Green
Northern Sea Oats leaf color: Light Green

Care of African Oil Palm and Northern Sea Oats

Care of African Oil Palm and Northern Sea Oats 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 Northern Sea Oats pruning is done No pruning needed, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Northern Sea Oats needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.