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About Sweet Olive and Tree Echium

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Biennial

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Tree

Origin

Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea
Canary Islands

Types

Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan
Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

3010
0 40000
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Habitat

Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy
tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-118-10
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8
9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm240.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Orange
Light Blue, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Blue, Black
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval, Finely Dentate
Lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood cuttings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove no more than one-third of each branch
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-purpose dry fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Nematodes
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antitussive
-

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes
Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OSMANTHUS fragrans
ECHIUM pininana

Common Name

Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

In Hindi

Sweet Olive
Tree Echium

In German

Sweet Olive
Baum Aciam

In French

Olive douce
Arbre ACIAM

In Spanish

Oliva dulce
árbol Aciam

In Greek

γλυκό Ελιά
δέντρο Aciam

In Portuguese

Olive doce
árvore Aciam

In Polish

słodki Olive
drzewo Aciam

In Latin

Dulce Olive
lignum Aciam

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Lamiales

Family

Oleaceae
Boraginaceae

Genus

Osmanthus
Echium

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Oleeae
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1560
1 27800
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Properties of Sweet Olive and Tree Echium

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Olive and Tree Echium? We provide you with everything About Sweet Olive and Tree Echium. Sweet Olive doesn't have thorns and Tree Echium doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Olive does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Olive has allergic reactions like and Tree Echium has allergic reactions like . 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 Sweet Olive and Tree Echium and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Sweet Olive and Tree Echium

Season and care of Sweet Olive and Tree Echium is important to know. While considering everything about Sweet Olive and Tree Echium Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweet Olive season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Tree Echium season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Sweet Olive is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sweet Olive is Acidic, Neutral and for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline.

Sweet Olive and Tree Echium Physical Information

Sweet Olive and Tree Echium physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Olive height is 30.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Olive and Tree Echium are as follows:

  • Sweet Olive flower color: White and Orange

  • Sweet Olive leaf color: Green and Dark Green

  • Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet

  • Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Sweet Olive and Tree Echium

Care of Sweet Olive and Tree Echium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Olive pruning is done Remove no more than one-third of each branch and Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Olive needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.