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About Sunflower and Black Aechmea

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Epiphyte
1.3 Origin
North America
South America
1.4 Types
Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,
Aechmea 'Albright Red', Aechmea 'Amazonense', Aechmea 'Amazonia'
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
40
Rank: 59 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies
tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10
10-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
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
Rosette/Stemless
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
8.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
91.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
2.46 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
121.90 cm
Rank: 77 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Brown, Yellow
Yellow, Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black, Chocolate, Ivory
Blue, White
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
Chocolate, Silver
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Chocolate, Silver
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Chocolate, Silver
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Chocolate, Silver
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
Spine-edged leaves
2.4 Thorns
15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
13% Epiphyte 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, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Dry, Light, Well drained
Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
16% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
Keep ground moist, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Dry, Light, Well drained
Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used, light feeding and water solubles, slow-release fertilizers
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
Not Available
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
71% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
26% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
5.9 Invasive
6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Insignificant
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
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
Flowers
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
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
77% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Helianths Annuus
AECHMEA chantinii 'Black Chantinii'
7.2 Common Name
Sunflower
Aechmea, Black Aechmea, Black Chantinii Bromeliad
7.2.1 In Hindi
Sūrajamukhī
Black Aechmea Plant
7.2.2 In German
Sonnenblume
Schwarz Aechmea Pflanze
7.2.3 In French
Tournesol
Noir Aechmea Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Girasol
negro de Aechmea Planta
7.2.5 In Greek
ηλιοτρόπιο
μαύρο Αιχμέα Φυτό
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Girassol
preto Aechmea Plantar
7.2.7 In Polish
słonecznik
Czarny Aechmea Roślina
7.2.8 In Latin
Helianthus
niger Nidularium planta
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
Poales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
Bromeliaceae
8.6 Genus
Heilanthus
Aechmea
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Heliantheae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Helianthodeae
Bromelioideae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
70
Rank: 100 (Overall)
2700
Rank: 7 (Overall)
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Properties of Sunflower and Black Aechmea

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Black Aechmea? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Black Aechmea. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Black Aechmea 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 Black Aechmea 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 Black Aechmea and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Sunflower and Black Aechmea

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

Sunflower and Black Aechmea Physical Information

Sunflower and Black Aechmea physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Black Aechmea height is 91.40 cm and width 121.90 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Black Aechmea are as follows:

  • Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow

  • Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green

  • Black Aechmea flower color: Yellow and Red

  • Black Aechmea leaf color: Chocolate and Silver

Care of Sunflower and Black Aechmea

Care of Sunflower and Black Aechmea include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Black Aechmea pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Black Aechmea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.