Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Texas, Mexico
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Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
-60
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40000
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Habitat
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-13-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-3
Sunset Zone
23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
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Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions
Variety of soil types
Flowers
-
Showy
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
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Slopes hedging
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Eczema
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
wax
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
wax plant
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Candelilla
Ranunculus
In German
candelilla
Ranunkel
In French
candelilla
Ranunculus
In Spanish
candelilla
ranúnculo
In Greek
candelilla
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
candelilla
Ranogkylos
In Polish
candelilla
Ranogkylos
In Latin
candelilla
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Ranunculales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Euphorbia
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Ranunculeae
Subfamily
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Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
-600
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27800
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