Bread Tree

Spring Starflower

About Bread Tree and Spring Starflower

Bread Tree

Spring Starflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

South Africa

South America, Argentina

1.4 Types

Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

66NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-125-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

290.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove crossing or rubbing 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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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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

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Birds, Not Available

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Not Available

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, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii

Ipheion uniflorum

7.2 Common Name

Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad

Spring Starflower, Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bread Tree

Spring Starflower

7.2.2 In German

Brotbaum

Frühling Borretsch

7.2.3 In French

Bread Arbre

Spring Starflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol del pan

primavera Flor de estrella

7.2.5 In Greek

ψωμί Δέντρο

άνοιξη starflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore de pão

primavera Starflower

7.2.7 In Polish

chleb Drzewo

Wiosna Starflower

7.2.8 In Latin

panis ligno

Spring Starflower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Equisetopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Cycadales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Cycadaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Encephalartos

Ipheion

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gilliesieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

66NA

1 27800

Properties of Bread Tree and Spring Starflower

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

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Season and Care of Bread Tree and Spring Starflower

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

Bread Tree and Spring Starflower Physical Information

Bread Tree and Spring Starflower physical information is very important for comparison. Bread Tree height is 290.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Bread Tree and Spring Starflower are as follows:

Bread Tree flower color: Not Available
Bread Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Bread Tree and Spring Starflower

Care of Bread Tree and Spring Starflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bread Tree pruning is done Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bread Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.