Tree Echium

Piel de Sapo

About Tree Echium and Piel de Sapo

Tree Echium

Piel de Sapo

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Fruit

Origin

Canary Islands

Africa

Types

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

101

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Cultivated Beds, Fields, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-4

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm150.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Yellow green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

reseeds, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

CUCUMIS melo 'Lambkin'

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Christmas Melon, Piel de Sapo

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Piel de sapo

In German

Baum Aciam

Piel de sapo

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Piel de sapo

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Piel de sapo

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Piel de sapo

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Piel de sapo

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Piel de sapo

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Piel de sapo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Violales

Family

Boraginaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Echium

Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Benincaseae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

6010

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Piel de Sapo

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Piel de Sapo

Season and care of Tree Echium and Piel de Sapo is important to know. While considering everything about Tree Echium and Piel de Sapo Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tree Echium season is and Piel de Sapo season is . The type of soil for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand and for Piel de Sapo is Loam while the PH of soil for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline and for Piel de Sapo is Neutral.

Tree Echium and Piel de Sapo Physical Information

Tree Echium and Piel de Sapo physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Piel de Sapo height is 20.30 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Piel de Sapo are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Piel de Sapo flower color: Yellow
Piel de Sapo leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Tree Echium and Piel de Sapo

Care of Tree Echium and Piel de Sapo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Piel de Sapo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Piel de Sapo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.