About Ponytail Palm

What is

Life Span

Biennial

Type

Tree

Origin

Mexico

Types

Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

365.76 cm

Rank: 52 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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80% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

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5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Attracts

Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites

Allergy

Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BEAUCARNEA recurvata

Common Name

Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm

In Hindi

Ponytail Palm

In German

Pferdeschwanz Palm

In French

Ponytail Palm

In Spanish

Cola de caballo de palma

In Greek

αλογοουρά παλάμη

In Portuguese

rabo- de palma

In Polish

kucyk palmowy

In Latin

ponytail palmarum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Liliaceae

Genus

Beaucarnea

Clade

Angiosperms

Tribe

Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Ponytail Palm

Want to know the properties of Ponytail Palm? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Ponytail Palm is a non flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash and Vomiting. Ponytail Palm Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Ponytail Palm Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Ponytail Palm. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Ponytail Palm physical information is as follows: 457.20 cm tall and 365.76 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Long hair-like leaves. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Ivory

Leaf color: Green

Care of Ponytail Palm

Taking Ponytail Palm Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Ponytail Palm include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Ponytail Palm

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Ponytail Palm is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Biennial plant. Ponytail Palm is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm. This plant's habitat is gardens and Grassland and it comes in the hardiness zone 12-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.