Fleeceflower

Cerbera

About Fleeceflower and Cerbera

Fleeceflower

Cerbera

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba

Cerbera laeta, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera odollam

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

High elevation

Deciduous forests, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Burgundy, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Burgundy, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Burgundy, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Bi-lobed

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Light Frost

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Never Over-water

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Phosphorous, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Fungal leaf spots

Caterpillars, Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Stomach pain

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin irritation

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root, Root bark

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Mixed Border

Container, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'

CERBERA

7.2 Common Name

Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower

Cerbera

7.2.1 In Hindi

fleeceflower

Cerbera

7.2.2 In German

fleeceflower

Cerbera

7.2.3 In French

fleeceflower

Cerbera

7.2.4 In Spanish

Polygonum affine

Cerbera

7.2.5 In Greek

fleeceflower

Cerbera

7.2.6 In Portuguese

fleeceflower

Cerbera

7.2.7 In Polish

fleeceflower

Cerbera

7.2.8 In Latin

fleeceflower

Cerbera

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Agaricomycetes

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Polygonaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Periscaria

Cerbera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Unknown

Plumerieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Rauvolfioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA8

1 27800

Properties of Fleeceflower and Cerbera

Wondering what are the properties of Fleeceflower and Cerbera? We provide you with everything About Fleeceflower and Cerbera. Fleeceflower doesn't have thorns and Cerbera doesn't have thorns. Also Fleeceflower does not have fragrant flowers. Fleeceflower has allergic reactions like Diarrhea and Stomach pain and Cerbera has allergic reactions like Diarrhea and Stomach pain. 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 Fleeceflower and Cerbera and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Fleeceflower and Cerbera

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

Fleeceflower and Cerbera Physical Information

Fleeceflower and Cerbera physical information is very important for comparison. Fleeceflower height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Cerbera height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Fleeceflower and Cerbera are as follows:

Fleeceflower flower color: White
Fleeceflower leaf color: Red, Burgundy and Silver
Cerbera flower color: White and Ivory
Cerbera leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Fleeceflower and Cerbera

Care of Fleeceflower and Cerbera include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Fleeceflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cerbera pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Fleeceflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cerbera needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.