Heather

African Oil Palm

About Heather and African Oil Palm

Heather

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Europe, Morocco, Western Asia

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, Dry and Young forest Heaths, Mountain Slopes, Temperate Regions

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-5

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17

Not available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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10.20 cm

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910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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610.00 cm

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460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Pink

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

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

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Ammonium Nitrate

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armillaria mellea, Chlorosis, Crown rot, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Rust, Verticillium Wilt

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry soil, Shade areas, Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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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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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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

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Moths

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin inflammation

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Colic, Diarrhea, Gout, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Rheumatism, Stomach pain, Urinary tract problems

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Food for animals, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

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

Container, Cutflower, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CALLUNA vulgaris

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

Heather, Common heather, Ling

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

हीथ

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Heidekraut

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

bruyère

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

brezo

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

ερείκη

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

urze

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

wrzos

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Heather

African Oil Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Ericaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Calluna

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Ericeae

Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Ericoideae

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Heather and African Oil Palm

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

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Season and Care of Heather and African Oil Palm

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

Heather and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Heather and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Heather height is 10.20 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Heather and African Oil Palm are as follows:

Heather flower color: White, Red and Pink
Heather leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Heather and African Oil Palm

Care of Heather and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Heather pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Heather needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.