Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Palm or Cycad
Origin
South Africa
Southeastern Asia, India
Types
Perennials
Caryota, Fish Tail Palm
Number of Varieties
1520
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions, Woodlands
Forest edges
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1110-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-10
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange
Purple, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water more in summer
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, breathing problems, Itchiness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Sap, Stem
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
CLIVIA miniata
CARYOTA mitis
Common Name
Clivia
Burmese Fishtail Palm, Fishtail Palm
In Hindi
Clivia
Fishtail palm
In German
Clivia
Fishtail palm
In French
Clivia
Fishtail Palm
In Spanish
Clivia
Fishtail palma
In Greek
κλίβια
ιχθυόφθαλμους παλάμη
In Portuguese
Clivia
Fishtail palma
In Polish
Clivia
Fishtail dłoni
In Latin
Clivia
fishtail palma
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Asparagales
Arecales
Family
Liliaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Clivia
Caryota
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Caryoteae
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
Coryphoideae
Number of Species
1013
1
27800
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