Babaco

Tree Echium

About Babaco and Tree Echium

Babaco

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Fruit, Shrub

Tree

Origin

South America

Canary Islands

Types

V. × heilbornii

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

010

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-9

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Vegetative Reproduction

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used in making champagne

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Babaco

Tree Echium

In German

Babaco

Baum Aciam

In French

Babaco

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

Babaco

árbol Aciam

In Greek

Babaco

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

Babaco

árvore Aciam

In Polish

Babaco

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Babaco

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Lamiales

Family

Caricaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Vasconcellea

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

160

1 27800

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Properties of Babaco and Tree Echium

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

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Season and Care of Babaco and Tree Echium

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

Babaco and Tree Echium Physical Information

Babaco and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Babaco and Tree Echium are as follows:

Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Babaco and Tree Echium

Care of Babaco and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Babaco needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.