Tree Echium

Red Hot Poker

About Tree Echium and Red Hot Poker

Tree Echium

Red Hot Poker

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Perennial

Origin

Canary Islands

Types

Echium pininana

'Bees' Sunset, Buttercup, Nobilis

Number of Varieties

1070

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Damp shores, Marshy ground

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-106-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

10-5

Sunset Zone

21,22

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm111.80 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm71.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Orange, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition, Skin cleanser, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Red Hot Poker

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Red Hot Poker

In German

Baum Aciam

Red Hot Poker

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Red Hot Poker

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Red Hot Poker

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Red Hot Poker

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Red Hot Pôquer

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Red Hot Poker

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Hot Rubrum Poker

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Liliales

Family

Boraginaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Echium

Kniphofia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Asphodeloideae

Number of Species

6072

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Red Hot Poker

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Red Hot Poker

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

Tree Echium and Red Hot Poker Physical Information

Tree Echium and Red Hot Poker physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Red Hot Poker height is 111.80 cm and width 71.10 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Red Hot Poker are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Red Hot Poker flower color: Orange and Orange Red
Red Hot Poker leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Tree Echium and Red Hot Poker

Care of Tree Echium and Red Hot Poker include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Red Hot Poker 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 Red Hot Poker needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.