Mexican Hat

Snakewood Tree

About Mexican Hat and Snakewood Tree

Mexican Hat

Snakewood Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

Caribbean, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-1010-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

12-9

1.8 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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm850.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm40.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Subulate

Circular and deeply palmately-lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

Average Water Needs

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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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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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds, Fruit Bats

5.12 Allergy

Rhinitis

Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Analgesic

Antidiabetic, Asthma

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea

Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RATIBIDA columnifera

CECROPIA palmata

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Hat

Snakewood Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Hat

Snakewood Tree

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Hat

Schlangenholz -Baum

7.2.3 In French

Mexican Hat

Amourette Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

mexican Hat

Árbol de madera de serpiente

7.2.5 In Greek

Mexican Hat

Snakewood Tree

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Hat

Snakewood Tree

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Hat

Snakewood Tree

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Hat

Snakewood Tree

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledoneae

8.4 Order

Asterales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Urticaceae

8.6 Genus

Ratibida

Cecropia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA61

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Hat and Snakewood Tree

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Hat and Snakewood Tree

Season and care of Mexican Hat and Snakewood Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Mexican Hat and Snakewood Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Mexican Hat season is Summer and Snakewood Tree season is Summer. The type of soil for Mexican Hat is Loam, Sand and for Snakewood Tree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Mexican Hat is Neutral and for Snakewood Tree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Mexican Hat and Snakewood Tree Physical Information

Mexican Hat and Snakewood Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Hat height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Snakewood Tree height is 850.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Mexican Hat and Snakewood Tree are as follows:

Mexican Hat flower color: Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green and Brown
Mexican Hat leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Snakewood Tree flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Mexican Hat and Snakewood Tree

Care of Mexican Hat and Snakewood Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Hat pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Snakewood Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Mexican Hat needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Snakewood Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.