Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
Madagascar
Australia
Types
Broadleaf evergreen
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Number of Varieties
40700
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical areas
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-129-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-1
Sunset Zone
H2, 21, 23, 24
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm2.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm32.81 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Gray Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, 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, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Healing, Sore Eyes
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Air freshner, Showy Purposes
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
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Botanical Name
DRACAENA marginata
Eucalyptus
Common Name
Madagascar Dragon Tree
Eucalyptus
In Hindi
Dracaena marginata
नीलगिरी
In German
Dracaena marginata
Eukalyptus
In French
Dracaena marginata
Eucalyptus
In Spanish
Dracaena marginata
Eucalipto
In Greek
Dracaena marginata
ευκάλυπτος
In Portuguese
marginata do Dracaena
Eucalipto
In Polish
Dracena marginata
Eukaliptus
In Latin
Dracaena marginata
Eucalyptus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Myrtales
Family
Agavaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Dracaena
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
-
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
1700
1
27800
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