False Indigo

Fishtail Palm

About False Indigo and Fishtail Palm

False Indigo

Fishtail Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

Blue False Indigo White False Indigo

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-8

10-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Purple, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

Purple

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants 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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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Sap, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used in making beverages

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AMORPHA canescens

CARYOTA mitis

7.2 Common Name

False Indigo

Burmese Fishtail Palm, Fishtail Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

इंडिगो

Fishtail palm

7.2.2 In German

falsches Indigo

Fishtail palm

7.2.3 In French

faux Indigo

Fishtail Palm

7.2.4 In Spanish

Falso Indigo

Fishtail palma

7.2.5 In Greek

Λάθος Indigo

ιχθυόφθαλμους παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

false Indigo

Fishtail palma

7.2.7 In Polish

fałsz Indigo

Fishtail dłoni

7.2.8 In Latin

falsum indicum

fishtail palma

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Not Available

8.4 Order

Fabales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Amorpha

Caryota

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Caryoteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of False Indigo and Fishtail Palm

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

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Season and Care of False Indigo and Fishtail Palm

Season and care of False Indigo and Fishtail Palm is important to know. While considering everything about False Indigo and Fishtail Palm Care, growing season is an essential factor. False Indigo season is Summer and Fall and Fishtail Palm season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for False Indigo is Loam, Sand and for Fishtail Palm is Loam while the PH of soil for False Indigo is Neutral, Alkaline and for Fishtail Palm is Acidic, Neutral.

False Indigo and Fishtail Palm Physical Information

False Indigo and Fishtail Palm physical information is very important for comparison. False Indigo height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Fishtail Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of False Indigo and Fishtail Palm are as follows:

False Indigo flower color: Purple
False Indigo leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Gray
Fishtail Palm flower color: Purple and Ivory
Fishtail Palm leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of False Indigo and Fishtail Palm

Care of False Indigo and Fishtail Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. False Indigo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Fishtail Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer False Indigo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Fishtail Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.