Globe Amaranth

Tree Echium

About Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium

Globe Amaranth

Tree Echium

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Biennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Tree

Origin

Central America

Canary Islands

Types

Ornamental

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

6010

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-128-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Fuchsia, Violet

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cough, Diabetes

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Traditional medicine, Used in making tea

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

GOMPHRENA globosa 'Woodcreek Purple'

ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Globe Amaranth

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

GOMPHRENA globosa

Tree Echium

In German

GOMPHRENA globosa

Baum Aciam

In French

GOMPHRENA globosa

Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

GOMPHRENA globosa

árbol Aciam

In Greek

GOMPHRENA globosa

δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

GOMPHRENA globosa

árvore Aciam

In Polish

GOMPHRENA globosa

drzewo Aciam

In Latin

GOMPHRENA globosa

lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Lamiales

Family

Amaranthaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Gomphrena

Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

6060

1 27800

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Properties of Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium

Wondering what are the properties of Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium? We provide you with everything About Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium. Globe Amaranth doesn't have thorns and Tree Echium doesn't have thorns. Also Globe Amaranth does not have fragrant flowers. Globe Amaranth has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Tree Echium has allergic reactions like Skin irritation. 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 Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium

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

Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium Physical Information

Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Globe Amaranth height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium are as follows:

Globe Amaranth flower color: Fuchsia and Violet
Globe Amaranth leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium

Care of Globe Amaranth and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Globe Amaranth pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Globe Amaranth needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.