Cats Whiskers

Brunfelsia americana

About Cats Whiskers and Brunfelsia americana

Cats Whiskers

Brunfelsia americana

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Biennials

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South Africa

Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1510-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.50 cm970.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange

White, Light Yellow, Tan, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Yellow Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Elliptic and Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Spider mites

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

✔ ✘

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Butterflies, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Dizziness, Nausea, Swollen Lips

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

Arthritis, Snakebite, Syphilis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

Can be made into a herbal tea

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BULBINE frutescens

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2 Common Name

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.1 In Hindi

Not Available

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.2 In German

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.3 In French

Moustaches usine de Cat

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bigotes Planta de gato

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.5 In Greek

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bigodes Planta de Gato

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.7 In Polish

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

Brunfelsia Americana

7.2.8 In Latin

Cat Whiskers Planta

Hedysarum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Orthosiphon

Capparis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Ocimeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA675

1 27800

Properties of Cats Whiskers and Brunfelsia americana

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

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Season and Care of Cats Whiskers and Brunfelsia americana

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

Cats Whiskers and Brunfelsia americana Physical Information

Cats Whiskers and Brunfelsia americana physical information is very important for comparison. Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Brunfelsia americana height is 970.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Cats Whiskers and Brunfelsia americana are as follows:

Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green
Brunfelsia americana flower color: White, Light Yellow, Tan and Ivory
Brunfelsia americana leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cats Whiskers and Brunfelsia americana

Care of Cats Whiskers and Brunfelsia americana include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cats Whiskers pruning is done Remove deadheads and Brunfelsia americana pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cats Whiskers needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Brunfelsia americana needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.