Tail Flower

Cats Whiskers

About Tail Flower and Cats Whiskers

Tail Flower

Cats Whiskers

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

South Africa

1.4 Types

not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Humid climates, Tropical Forests

Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-119-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red

Yellow, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Light Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Vegetative

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealy bugs, Mites, Nematodes, Scale

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Flies, Flying insects, Insects, Not Available

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Boils, Rheumatism

Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Shoots

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine

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, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANTHURIUM andraeanum

BULBINE frutescens

7.2 Common Name

Flamingo Lily, Oil Cloth Flower, Oilcloth Flower, Tail Flower, Tailflower

Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva

7.2.1 In Hindi

tail flower

Not Available

7.2.2 In German

Schwanz Blume

Katze Whiskers Pflanze

7.2.3 In French

Anthurium andraeanum

Moustaches usine de Cat

7.2.4 In Spanish

tail flower

Bigotes Planta de gato

7.2.5 In Greek

Tail flower

Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tailflower

Bigodes Planta de Gato

7.2.7 In Polish

Anturium Andrego

Kocie Wąsy rośliny

7.2.8 In Latin

Tail flower

Cat Whiskers Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Araceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Anthocercis

Orthosiphon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Anthurieae

Ocimeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Pothoideae

Nepetoideae

8.10 Number of Species

15NA

1 27800

Properties of Tail Flower and Cats Whiskers

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

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Season and Care of Tail Flower and Cats Whiskers

Season and care of Tail Flower and Cats Whiskers is important to know. While considering everything about Tail Flower and Cats Whiskers Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tail Flower season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Cats Whiskers season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Tail Flower is Loam and for Cats Whiskers is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tail Flower is Neutral and for Cats Whiskers is Neutral, Alkaline.

Tail Flower and Cats Whiskers Physical Information

Tail Flower and Cats Whiskers physical information is very important for comparison. Tail Flower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Cats Whiskers height is 30.50 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Tail Flower and Cats Whiskers are as follows:

Tail Flower flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange Red
Tail Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green
Cats Whiskers flower color: Yellow and Orange
Cats Whiskers leaf color: Green

Care of Tail Flower and Cats Whiskers

Care of Tail Flower and Cats Whiskers include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tail Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cats Whiskers pruning is done Remove deadheads. In summer Tail Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cats Whiskers needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.