Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Mediterranean
Europe
Types
Green Globe, Imperial Star, Tempo, Violetto, Symphony
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Number of Varieties
915
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40000
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Habitat
Sandy areas
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-104-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-4
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.60 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1.05 cm1,070.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Silver
Lime Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Silver
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Glandular
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Fall
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Needs watering once a week, Water twice a day in the initial period
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune after flowering, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Gray mold, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Beech tarcrust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
Intestinal gas
Mildly Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Liver problems
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Bark, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used as primary flavor in Italian Liqours
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
Cynara cardunculus
Fagus sylvatica
Common Name
Artichoke
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
In Hindi
Artichoke
Copper Beech
In German
Artischocke
Copper Beech
In French
Artichaut
Hêtre pourpre
In Spanish
Alcachofa
Copper Beech
In Greek
αγκινάρα
Copper Beech
In Portuguese
Alcachofra
Copper Beech
In Polish
Karczoch
Czerwony buk
In Latin
cactus
Copper Beech
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Fagales
Family
Asteraceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Cynara
Fagus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cynareae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
14013
1
27800
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