Bougainvillea

Paurotis Palm

About Bougainvillea and Paurotis Palm

Bougainvillea

Paurotis Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southeastern United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Brasilensis, Easter Parade, Formosa, Rosenka (Orange), James Walker, Jubilee Showlady, Barbara Karst, Elizabeth Angus

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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300

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Rainforest, Tropical rainforest

Low Elevation, Muddy habitat, Open Forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

8-14

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-11

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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76.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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910.00 cm

Rank: 23 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Gold, Magenta

Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Green

Orange, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Tubular

imparipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Wet Site, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Root Division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Water regularly for 2 months

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in the late winter or spring, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to control growth, 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

Aphids, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Root rot, Whiteflies

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Skin rash

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Bog Garden, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Fruits, Leaves, Root, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as firewood, used for making charcoal

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUGAINVILLEA 'Helen Johnson'

ACOELORRHAPHE wrightii

7.2 Common Name

Bougainvillea

Everglades Palm, Paurotis Palm, Silver Saw Palm, Wright Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bougainvillea

Paurotis Palm

7.2.2 In German

Bougainvillea

Paurotis Palm

7.2.3 In French

Bougainvilliers

Palmier des Everglades, Paurotis de Wright

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bougainvillea

Papta, Pimenta, Palma (Belize), Tiqui (Honduras)

7.2.5 In Greek

Bougainvillea

Paurotis Palm

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bougainvillea

Palmeira-paorotis

7.2.7 In Polish

Bugenwilli

Paurotis Palm

7.2.8 In Latin

Bougainvillea

Paurotis Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheobionta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Nyctaginaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Bougainvillea

Acoelorrhaphe

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

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Corypheae

8.9 Subfamily

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Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bougainvillea and Paurotis Palm

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

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Season and Care of Bougainvillea and Paurotis Palm

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

Bougainvillea and Paurotis Palm Physical Information

Bougainvillea and Paurotis Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Bougainvillea height is 76.20 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Paurotis Palm height is 460.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Bougainvillea and Paurotis Palm are as follows:

Bougainvillea flower color: Gold and Magenta
Bougainvillea leaf color: Dark Green
Paurotis Palm flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Paurotis Palm leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Bougainvillea and Paurotis Palm

Care of Bougainvillea and Paurotis Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bougainvillea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in the late winter or spring, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Paurotis Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bougainvillea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Paurotis Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.