Life Span
Biennial
  
Annual
  
Type
Tree
  
Herbs, Vegetable
  
Origin
Canary Islands
  
South America, Argentina, Brazil
  
Types
Not Available
  
Skunk weed, Navajo spinach
  
Habitat
tropical environments
  
foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10
  
3-10
  
AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
  
12 - 1
  
Sunset Zone
21,22
  
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, 24
  
Habit
Upright/Erect
  
Upright/Erect
  
Plant Size
  
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Light Blue, Blue Violet
  
White
  
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
  
Light Green
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Lobed
  
Small elliptic
  
Thorns
No
  
Yes
  
Plant Season
Not Available
  
Summer
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Full Sun
  
Full Sun
  
Growth Rate
Fast
  
Fast
  
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
  
Sand
  
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Acidic, Neutral
  
Soil Drainage
Well drained
  
Well drained
  
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
  
Summer, Late Summer
  
Repeat Bloomer
No
  
Yes
  
Tolerances
Not Available
  
Cold climate
  
Where to Plant?
Ground
  
Container, Ground
  
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
  
Seedlings
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
Low
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Medium
  
Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
  
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
  
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
  
Sandy, Well drained
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
  
Sandy, Well drained
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
  
Full Sun
  
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
  
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
  
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
  
Insects, Leaf spot
  
Plant Tolerance
Drought
  
Cold climate
  
Flowers
Showy
  
Showy
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
Not Available
  
Yes
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
No
  
Yes
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
Yes
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
  
Yes
  
Showy Foliage
Yes
  
No
  
Showy Bark
No
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Fine
  
Medium
  
Foliage Sheen
Matte
  
Matte
  
Evergreen
No
  
No
  
Invasive
No
  
Sometimes
  
Self-Sowing
Yes
  
Yes
  
Attracts
Not Available
  
Bees, Butterflies
  
Allergy
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
  
Landscape Designing
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
No
  
Yes
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification
  
Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
  
Fever
  
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
  
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
  
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
  
Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
  
Used As Indoor Plant
Sometimes
  
Yes
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
  
Edible, Herb
  
Botanical Name
ECHIUM pininana
  
CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'
  
Common Name
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
  
Cleome, Spider Flower
  
In Hindi
Tree Echium
  
Cleome serrulata
  
In German
Baum Aciam
  
Cleome serrulata
  
In French
Arbre ACIAM
  
Cleome serrulata
  
In Spanish
árbol Aciam
  
serrulata cleome
  
In Greek
δέντρο Aciam
  
Cleome serrulata
  
In Portuguese
árvore Aciam
  
serrulata Cleome
  
In Polish
drzewo Aciam
  
cleome serrulata
  
In Latin
lignum Aciam
  
Cleome serrulata
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Magnoliopsida
  
Order
Lamiales
  
Brassicales
  
Family
Boraginaceae
  
Cleomaceae
  
Genus
Echium
  
Cleome
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
  
Tribe
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Tree Echium and Cleome serrulata
Season and care of Tree Echium and Cleome serrulata is important to know. While considering everything about Tree Echium and Cleome serrulata Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tree Echium season is Not Available and Cleome serrulata season is Not Available. The type of soil for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand and for Cleome serrulata is Sand while the PH of soil for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline and for Cleome serrulata is Acidic, Neutral.
Tree Echium and Cleome serrulata Physical Information
Tree Echium and Cleome serrulata physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Cleome serrulata are as follows:
Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Cleome serrulata flower color: White
- Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green
Care of Tree Echium and Cleome serrulata
Care of Tree Echium and Cleome serrulata include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cleome serrulata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.