Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Houseplant, Tender Perennial
Origin
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Central America, South America
Types
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Aphelandra squarrosa
Number of Varieties
6045
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
White, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Budding, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Regular watering required
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
Drought
Flowers
Showy
-
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Pollen
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Increases moisture in air, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
CALATHEA zebrina
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Zebra Plant
In Hindi
Ranunculus
Zebra Plant
In German
Ranunkel
Zebra Plant
In French
Ranunculus
Zebra usine
In Spanish
ranúnculo
Zebra Plant
In Greek
Ranunculus
Zebra Εργοστάσιο
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
Planta da zebra
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Zebra roślin
In Latin
Ranogkylos
ferus Planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Lamiales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Marantaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Aphelandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
-
Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
-
Number of Species
6003
1
27800
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