Kukui

Adam's Needle

About Kukui and Adam's Needle

Kukui

Adam's Needle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Southeastern United States

Types

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties

315

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Habitat

Woodlands

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-124-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Insects

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

Yucca filamentosa

Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

In Hindi

Aleurites moluccanus

Adam's needle

In German

Lichtnussbaum

Fädige Palmlilie

In French

Aleurites moluccana

Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish

Aleurites moluccanus

Yucca filamentosa

In Greek

Aleurites moluccanus

Adam's Needle

In Portuguese

Nogueira-de-iguape

Adam's Needle

In Polish

Nogueira-de-iguape

Jukka karolińska

In Latin

Aleurites moluccanus

Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Euphorbiales

Liliales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Aleurites

Yucca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Agavoideae

Number of Species

5030

1 27800

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Properties of Kukui and Adam's Needle

Wondering what are the properties of Kukui and Adam's Needle? We provide you with everything About Kukui and Adam's Needle. Kukui doesn't have thorns and Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns. Also Kukui does not have fragrant flowers. Kukui has allergic reactions like Nausea and Vomiting and Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like Nausea 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 Kukui and Adam's Needle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kukui and Adam's Needle

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

Kukui and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Kukui and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Kukui and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Kukui and Adam's Needle

Care of Kukui and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kukui pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.