Alpine Delphinium

African Oil Palm

About Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm

Alpine Delphinium

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Africa

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, meadows

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available10-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

Not available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

200.00 cm910.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Indigo, Lavender, Light Purple

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Yellow, Tan

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Palmate and toothed

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Heat And Humidity

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer

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

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads

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

4.8 Fertilizers

High-phosphorous fertilizers used, Organic Flower Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, fungus, Mealybugs

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat And Humidity

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

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Severe allergen, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Throat itching, Vomiting

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Borders, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No 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

No Medicinal Use

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in making blue ink

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Feature Plant

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Delphinium elatum

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

Alpine delphinium, Delphium, Candle larkspur, Siberian larkspur, Musk Larkspur,

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

अल्पाइन Delphinium

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Alpine Delphinium

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

Alpine Delphinium

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Alpine Delphinium

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

Alpine Δελφίνιο

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Alpine Delphinium

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Alpine Delphinium

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Alpine Delphinium

African Oil Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Delphinium

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

300NA

1 27800

Properties of Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm

Wondering what are the properties of Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm? We provide you with everything About Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm. Alpine Delphinium doesn't have thorns and African Oil Palm doesn't have thorns. Also Alpine Delphinium does not have fragrant flowers. Alpine Delphinium has allergic reactions like Severe allergen, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Throat itching and Vomiting and African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like Severe allergen, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Throat itching and Vomiting. 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 Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm

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

Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Alpine Delphinium height is 200.00 cm and width Not Available whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm are as follows:

Alpine Delphinium flower color: Blue, Indigo, Lavender and Light Purple
Alpine Delphinium leaf color: Green
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm

Care of Alpine Delphinium and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Alpine Delphinium pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove damaged leaves and Remove deadheads and African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Alpine Delphinium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.