Delosperma cooperi

Pencil Plant

About Delosperma cooperi and Pencil Plant

Delosperma cooperi

Pencil Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Cactus

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Firesticks, Old Man's Beard

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

By seashore, gardens

Desert, Hilly upland habitat, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available10-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red, Red orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Red, Light Green, Orange Red

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Tiny

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting, Transplanting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs good drainage, Water less during winter, Water more in summer

4.4.2 In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Average Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Eye irritation, Numb Lips

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Antitumor, Cough, Ear ache

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Branch, Latex, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DELOSPERMA

EUPHORBIA tirucalli

7.2 Common Name

Trailing Iceplant

aveloz, firestick plants, Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, sticks on fire, milk bush, Euphorbia tirucalli

7.2.1 In Hindi

Delosperma cooperi

Sher-kandvel

7.2.2 In German

Mittagsblume

Bleistiftstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Delosperma cooperi

Aveloz

7.2.4 In Spanish

Delosperma cooperi

Pencil Plant

7.2.5 In Greek

Delosperma cooperi

Aveloz

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Delosperma cooperi

avelós

7.2.7 In Polish

Delosperma cooperi

Aveloz

7.2.8 In Latin

Delosperma cooperi

Aveloz

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Aizoaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Caryophyllales

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Euphorbieae

8.9 Subfamily

Ruschioideae

Euphorbioideae

8.10 Number of Species

100NA

1 27800

Properties of Delosperma cooperi and Pencil Plant

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Season and Care of Delosperma cooperi and Pencil Plant

Season and care of Delosperma cooperi and Pencil Plant is important to know. While considering everything about Delosperma cooperi and Pencil Plant Care, growing season is an essential factor. Delosperma cooperi season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Pencil Plant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Delosperma cooperi is Not Available and for Pencil Plant is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Delosperma cooperi is Not Available and for Pencil Plant is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Delosperma cooperi and Pencil Plant Physical Information

Delosperma cooperi and Pencil Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Delosperma cooperi height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Pencil Plant height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Delosperma cooperi and Pencil Plant are as follows:

Delosperma cooperi flower color: Not Available
Delosperma cooperi leaf color: Not Available
Pencil Plant flower color: Yellow
Pencil Plant leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Delosperma cooperi and Pencil Plant

Care of Delosperma cooperi and Pencil Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Delosperma cooperi pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pencil Plant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Delosperma cooperi needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pencil Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.