Sunflower

Alexandra Palm

About Sunflower and Alexandra Palm

Sunflower

Alexandra Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

North America

Australia

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

Walsch River Palm King Palm Myola King Palm Purple Crown Shaft King Palm Peach River Palm

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

Coastal Mountains, Coastal Regions, gardens, Suburban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

10-14

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

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, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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8.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.46 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

White, Yellow, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Silver

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Pulmonary afflictions

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

Decoration Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

Container, Feature Plant, Street Trees, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

ARCHONTOPHOENIX alexandrae

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Alex Palm, Alexandra Palm, Princess Alexandra Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

Alexandra palm

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Alexandra palm

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

Alexandra palme

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

Alexandra palma

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Αλεξάνδρα παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

Alexandra palma

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

Alexandra dłoni

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

Alexandra palma

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Heilanthus

Archontophoenix

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

Areceae

8.9 Subfamily

Helianthodeae

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sunflower and Alexandra Palm

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Alexandra Palm? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Alexandra Palm. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Alexandra Palm doesn't have thorns. Also Sunflower does not have fragrant flowers. Sunflower has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes and Alexandra Palm has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes. 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 Sunflower and Alexandra Palm and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Alexandra Palm

Season and care of Sunflower and Alexandra Palm is important to know. While considering everything about Sunflower and Alexandra Palm Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sunflower season is Summer and Alexandra Palm season is Summer. The type of soil for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained and for Alexandra Palm is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline and for Alexandra Palm is Acidic, Neutral.

Sunflower and Alexandra Palm Physical Information

Sunflower and Alexandra Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Alexandra Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Alexandra Palm are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Alexandra Palm flower color: White, Yellow and Lavender
Alexandra Palm leaf color: Green and Silver

Care of Sunflower and Alexandra Palm

Care of Sunflower and Alexandra Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Alexandra Palm pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Alexandra Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.