Sunflower

Palm Tree

About Sunflower and Palm Tree

Sunflower

Palm Tree

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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,

Coconut and Dates

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

40NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

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

Not available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

8.50 cm450.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2.46 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Orange, Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Brown

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

feather-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Bright Indirect Sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Light, Loose, Moist

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

All year

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

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

Average Water Needs, Needs 2-3 times watering per week, Water daily during growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove old, faded fronds

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Boron, EDTA iron, Maganese, Magnesium, Nitrogen, Potassium

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

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Bugs, Insects, Mice, Rats, Rodents

5.12 Allergy

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

Asthma, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Making cosmetics

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Pulmonary afflictions

Aging, Brain disease, Cancer, Cyanide Poisoning, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Metabolic disorders, Vitamin A, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks

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

Biodiesel, For making oil, Jelly, Sometimes used for making wine, Used in salads, Wax

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

ARCHONTOPHOENIX

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

Palm

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Palme

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

Paume

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

Palma

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

Palma

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

Palma

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

Vero

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

Areceae

8.9 Subfamily

Helianthodeae

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

702600

1 27800

Properties of Sunflower and Palm Tree

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

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Palm Tree

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

Sunflower and Palm Tree Physical Information

Sunflower and Palm Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Palm Tree height is 450.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Palm Tree are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Palm Tree flower color: White and Yellow
Palm Tree leaf color: Brown

Care of Sunflower and Palm Tree

Care of Sunflower and Palm Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Palm Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove old, faded fronds. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Palm Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering.