Crocus

African Oil Palm

About Crocus and African Oil Palm

Crocus

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Bulb, Flowering Plants

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Aegean Islands, Central Asia, Middle East, North Africa, Southern Europe, Western China

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Crocus abantensis, Crocus adanensis, Crocus biflorus, Crocus chrysanthus, Crocus korolkowii

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Scrubs, Woods

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White, Yellow

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

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Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long Linear

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, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Winter

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

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry

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

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, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Part sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires little pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Mushroom root rot, Narcissus Basal Rot, Narcissus Bulb Fly, Slugs, Snails, Tulip Fire, Tulip Viruses

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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88% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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 !

Sometimes

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

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Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

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

Arthritis, Gout

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

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

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Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Crocus Longiflorus

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

Crocus

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Crocus

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Krokus

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

Crocus

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Azafrán

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

κρόκος

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Açafrão

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Krokus

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Erocum

African Oil Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Iridaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Crocus

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

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Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Crocoideae

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Crocus and African Oil Palm

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

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Season and Care of Crocus and African Oil Palm

Season and care of Crocus and African Oil Palm is important to know. While considering everything about Crocus and African Oil Palm Care, growing season is an essential factor. Crocus season is Spring and Winter and African Oil Palm season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Crocus is Loamy and for African Oil Palm is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Crocus is Neutral, Slightly Acidic and for African Oil Palm is Acidic, Neutral.

Crocus and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Crocus and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Crocus height is Not Available and width 5.10 cm whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Crocus and African Oil Palm are as follows:

Crocus flower color: Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, White and Yellow
Crocus leaf color: Green
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Crocus and African Oil Palm

Care of Crocus and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crocus pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires little pruning and African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Crocus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.