Black Wattle

Crown Flower

About Black Wattle and Crown Flower

Black Wattle

Crown Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Southeastern Asia, India, China

1.4 Types

Acacia aulacocarpa, Papuan wattle, Red wattle

Shrub

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

16NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Valley, wooded grassland

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1210-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 13, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

910.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow

Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Chocolate

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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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

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Wildlife, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Back pain, Chest pain, Colic, Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Emetic, Febrifuge, Liver problems, Sore Eyes, Stomachic, Tonic, tonic in pregnancy, Tooth ache, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treating fever, tuberculosis, Upset stomach, Wounds

Abandonment, epilepsy, Fever, Gout, Leprosy, Skin irritation, Syphilis, Tooth ache, Ulcers

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Stem, Tree trunks

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Gum, Used as fuel, Wood is used for making furniture

Used for its medicinal properties

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

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PELTOPHORUM africanum

CALOTROPIS gigantea

7.2 Common Name

Black Wattle, Weeping Wattle

Crown flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Black Wattle Tree

Crown flower

7.2.2 In German

Schwarz Akazie Baum

Crown Blume

7.2.3 In French

Noir Arbre Wattle

fleur de la Couronne

7.2.4 In Spanish

Negro del árbol del zarzo

flor de la corona

7.2.5 In Greek

Μαύρο Wattle Δέντρο

στέμμα λουλούδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore da acácia negra

coroa da flor

7.2.7 In Polish

Czarne Drzewo akacji

korona kwiatu

7.2.8 In Latin

Niger Wattle ligno

flos florum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Rosopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Asclepiadaceae

8.6 Genus

Peltophorum

Calotropis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Caesalpinieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Caesalpinioideae

Asclepiadoideae

8.10 Number of Species

15NA

1 27800

Properties of Black Wattle and Crown Flower

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

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Season and Care of Black Wattle and Crown Flower

Season and care of Black Wattle and Crown Flower is important to know. While considering everything about Black Wattle and Crown Flower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Black Wattle season is Spring and Summer and Crown Flower season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Black Wattle is Loam, Sand and for Crown Flower is Sand while the PH of soil for Black Wattle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Crown Flower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Black Wattle and Crown Flower Physical Information

Black Wattle and Crown Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Black Wattle height is 910.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Crown Flower height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Black Wattle and Crown Flower are as follows:

Black Wattle flower color: Light Yellow and Lemon yellow
Black Wattle leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Crown Flower flower color: Lavender
Crown Flower leaf color: Gray Green and Silver

Care of Black Wattle and Crown Flower

Care of Black Wattle and Crown Flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Black Wattle pruning is done Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Crown Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Black Wattle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Crown Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.