Gifboom

Pencil Plant

About Gifboom and Pencil Plant

Gifboom

Pencil Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Cactus

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula

Firesticks, Old Man's Beard

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks

Desert, Hilly upland habitat, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

10-13

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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90.00 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

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Red orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Red, Light Green, Orange Red

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Tiny

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Spores, Stem Planting

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

Needs good drainage, Water less during winter, Water more in summer

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Not Available, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting

Eye irritation, Numb Lips

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Laxative

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Antitumor, Cough, Ear ache

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Branch, Latex, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to poison animals during hunting

Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

EUPHORBIA virosa

EUPHORBIA tirucalli

7.2 Common Name

Gifboom

aveloz, firestick plants, Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, sticks on fire, milk bush, Euphorbia tirucalli

7.2.1 In Hindi

Gifboom

Sher-kandvel

7.2.2 In German

Namibische Giftwolfmilch

Bleistiftstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Euphorbia virosa

Aveloz

7.2.4 In Spanish

Euphorbia virosa

Pencil Plant

7.2.5 In Greek

Euphorbia virosa

Aveloz

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Euphorbia virosa

avelós

7.2.7 In Polish

Euphorbia virosa

Aveloz

7.2.8 In Latin

Euphorbia virosa

Aveloz

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Euphorbieae

8.9 Subfamily

Euphorbioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Gifboom and Pencil Plant

Wondering what are the properties of Gifboom and Pencil Plant? We provide you with everything About Gifboom and Pencil Plant. Gifboom has thorns and Pencil Plant doesn't have thorns. Also Gifboom does not have fragrant flowers. Gifboom has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic and Vomiting and Pencil Plant has allergic reactions like allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic and Vomiting. 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 Gifboom and Pencil Plant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Gifboom and Pencil Plant

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

Gifboom and Pencil Plant Physical Information

Gifboom and Pencil Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Gifboom height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Pencil Plant height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Gifboom and Pencil Plant are as follows:

Gifboom flower color: Yellow
Gifboom leaf color: Gray Green
Pencil Plant flower color: Yellow
Pencil Plant leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green

Care of Gifboom and Pencil Plant

Care of Gifboom and Pencil Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gifboom pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pencil Plant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Gifboom needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pencil Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.