Heather

Jamaican poinsettia

About Heather and Jamaican poinsettia

Heather

Jamaican poinsettia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe, Morocco, Western Asia

Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Islands, subtropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-5

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Pink

Yellow, Red, Salmon

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Allow to dry out slightly between 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry soil, Shade areas, Wet Site

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Moths

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin inflammation

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Purgative, Syphilis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Latex

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CALLUNA vulgaris

EUPHORBIA punicea

7.2 Common Name

Heather, Common heather, Ling

Jamaican poinsettia, Flame of Jamaica, Vegetable-leather, Flame-of-Jamaica, Scarlet-flowered spurge, Crimson Euphorbia, West Indian spurge

7.2.1 In Hindi

हीथ

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.2 In German

Heidekraut

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.3 In French

bruyère

Euphorbe cramoise

7.2.4 In Spanish

brezo

Poinsetia de Jamaica, Flor de pascua del caribe

7.2.5 In Greek

ερείκη

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.6 In Portuguese

urze

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.7 In Polish

wrzos

Jamaican poinsettia

7.2.8 In Latin

Heather

Jamaican poinsettia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Ericaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Calluna

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Ericeae

Euphorbieae

8.9 Subfamily

Ericoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Heather and Jamaican poinsettia

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

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Season and Care of Heather and Jamaican poinsettia

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

Heather and Jamaican poinsettia Physical Information

Heather and Jamaican poinsettia physical information is very important for comparison. Heather height is 10.20 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Jamaican poinsettia height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Heather and Jamaican poinsettia are as follows:

Heather flower color: White, Red and Pink
Heather leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green
Jamaican poinsettia flower color: Yellow, Red and Salmon
Jamaican poinsettia leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Heather and Jamaican poinsettia

Care of Heather and Jamaican poinsettia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Heather pruning is done Prune in early summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Jamaican poinsettia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Heather needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Jamaican poinsettia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.