Pencil Plant

Dame's Rocket

About Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket

Pencil Plant

Dame's Rocket

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Cactus

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southern Africa

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Firesticks, Old Man's Beard

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Hilly upland habitat, Semi desert

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-134-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Red orange

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Yellow green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Light Green, Orange Red

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Tiny

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs good drainage, Water less during winter, Water more in summer

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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, Neutral, Alkaline

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, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Numb Lips

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Antitumor, Cough, Ear ache

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Branch, Latex, Root

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

EUPHORBIA tirucalli

HESPERIS matronalis

7.2 Common Name

aveloz, firestick plants, Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, sticks on fire, milk bush, Euphorbia tirucalli

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sher-kandvel

डेम के रॉकेट

7.2.2 In German

Bleistiftstrauch

Rockets Freifrau

7.2.3 In French

Aveloz

Rocket Dame

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pencil Plant

Rocket Dame

7.2.5 In Greek

Aveloz

Rocket Dame του

7.2.6 In Portuguese

avelós

Rocket de Dame

7.2.7 In Polish

Aveloz

Rocket Dame

7.2.8 In Latin

Aveloz

Hesperis Rocket

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Euphorbia

Hesperis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Euphorbieae

Hylocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Euphorbioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket. Pencil Plant doesn't have thorns and Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns. Also Pencil Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Pencil Plant has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Numb Lips and Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like Eye irritation and Numb Lips. 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 Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket

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

Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Pencil Plant height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Pencil Plant flower color: Yellow
Pencil Plant leaf color: Light Green and Yellow green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket

Care of Pencil Plant and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pencil Plant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pencil Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.