Life Span
Type
Origin
Types
Number of Varieties
Habitat
USDA Hardiness Zone
AHS Heat Zone
Sunset Zone
Habit
Minimum Height
Minimum Width
Flower Color
Flower Color Modifier
Fruit Color
Leaf Color in Spring
Leaf Color in Summer
Leaf Color in Fall
Leaf Color in Winter
Leaf Shape
Thorns
Plant Season
Sunlight
Growth Rate
Type of Soil
The pH of Soil
Soil Drainage
Bloom Time
Repeat Bloomer
Tolerances
Where to Plant?
How to Plant?
Plant Maintenance
Watering Requirements
In Summer
In Spring
In Winter
Soil pH
Soil Type
Soil Drainage Capacity
Sun Exposure
Pruning
Fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Plant Tolerance
Flowers
Flower Petal Number
Showy Fruit
Edible Fruit
Fragrant Flower
Fragrant Fruit
Fragrant Leaf
Fragrant Bark/Stem
Showy Foliage
Showy Bark
Foliage Texture
Foliage Sheen
Evergreen
Invasive
Self-Sowing
Attracts
Allergy
Aesthetic Uses
Beauty Benefits
Edible Uses
Environmental Uses
Medicinal Uses
Part of Plant Used
Other Uses
Used As Indoor Plant
Used As Outdoor Plant
Garden Design
Botanical Name
Common Name
In Hindi
In German
In French
In Spanish
In Greek
In Portuguese
In Polish
In Latin
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Clade
Tribe
Subfamily
Number of Species
North America, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Cryptanthus 'Absolute Zero'
Cryptanthus 'Agate'
Cryptanthus 'Alberta'
Cryptanthus 'Alpine Frost'
Lowland evergreen rainforest, Rainforest, Shaded sites, Wild
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
Average Water Needs, Do not water excessively, Keep the Soil well drained
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Ladybug beetles, Mealybugs, Scale Insects
Beautification, Borders, Decorating walls, Ground Cover
Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Western United States, California, Mexico
low mountains, Mountain tops, Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Making Perfumes, Used in pencil industry
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees