Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Australia
Western United States, Mexico
Types
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
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Number of Varieties
700-
0
40000
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Habitat
River side
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-104-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
11-1
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
32.81 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
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
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Red blotch
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
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Digestive Problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Diabetes, Hangover
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Jam
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Eucalyptus
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
Common Name
Eucalyptus
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
In Hindi
नीलगिरी
Cardenche
In German
Eukalyptus
Cardenche
In French
Eucalyptus
Cactus rustique
In Spanish
Eucalipto
Cardenche
In Greek
ευκάλυπτος
Cardenche
In Portuguese
Eucalipto
Cardenche
In Polish
Eukaliptus
Cardenche
In Latin
Eucalyptus
Cardenche
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
Order
Myrtales
Caryophyllales
Family
Myrtaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Eucalyptus
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Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Eucalypteae
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Subfamily
Myrtoideae
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Number of Species
700-
1
27800
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