African Sumac

Brunfelsia americana

About African Sumac and Brunfelsia americana

African Sumac

Brunfelsia americana

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Not Available

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

36NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1110-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-7

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm970.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Green, Ivory

White, Light Yellow, Tan, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Red

Yellow Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Elliptic and Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Dizziness, Nausea, Swollen Lips

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Diarrhea, Dysentry

Arthritis, Snakebite, Syphilis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Bark, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a dye, Used as a spice, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture

Can be made into a herbal tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RHUS lancea

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2 Common Name

African Sumac

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी एक प्रकार का पौधा

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.2 In German

African sumac

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.3 In French

sumac africaine

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.4 In Spanish

zumaque africano

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική σουμάκι

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sumac africano

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.7 In Polish

afrykański sumaka

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.8 In Latin

African sumac

Hedysarum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Anacardiaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Rhus

Capparis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Anacardioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

36675

1 27800

Properties of African Sumac and Brunfelsia americana

Wondering what are the properties of African Sumac and Brunfelsia americana? We provide you with everything About African Sumac and Brunfelsia americana. African Sumac doesn't have thorns and Brunfelsia americana doesn't have thorns. Also African Sumac does not have fragrant flowers. African Sumac has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Brunfelsia americana has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Sumac and Brunfelsia americana and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of African Sumac and Brunfelsia americana

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

African Sumac and Brunfelsia americana Physical Information

African Sumac and Brunfelsia americana physical information is very important for comparison. African Sumac height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Brunfelsia americana height is 970.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of African Sumac and Brunfelsia americana are as follows:

African Sumac flower color: Light Green and Ivory
African Sumac leaf color: Green
Brunfelsia americana flower color: White, Light Yellow, Tan and Ivory
Brunfelsia americana leaf color: Dark Green

Care of African Sumac and Brunfelsia americana

Care of African Sumac and Brunfelsia americana include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Sumac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Brunfelsia americana pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer African Sumac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Brunfelsia americana needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.