Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America, Africa, Polynesia, Australia
Types
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Number of Varieties
150
Rank: 42 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-5
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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antifungal, antimicrobial
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, stalk
Other Uses
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Used As Indoor Plant
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60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical