Tree Echium

Shirley Poppy

About Tree Echium and Shirley Poppy

Tree Echium

Shirley Poppy

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Herbs

Origin

Canary Islands

Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Echium pininana

Annual Flower

Number of Varieties

1050

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-104-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, 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, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Red, Orange Red, Black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown, Chocolate

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, 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

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loam, Moist but 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

Adelgids, Downy mildew, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Cake, Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making black and brown dye, Used in flavouring curries, teas, Used to flavour soups

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Cottage garden, Cutflower, Flower borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

PAPAVER rhoeas

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy

In Hindi

Tree Echium

शर्ली अफीम

In German

Baum Aciam

Klatschmohn

In French

Arbre ACIAM

shirley pavot

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Shirley amapola

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Shirley παπαρούνας

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Shirley poppy

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Shirley maku

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Shirley, papaveris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Ranunculales

Family

Boraginaceae

Papaveraceae

Genus

Echium

Papaver

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Papavereae

Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Number of Species

60770

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Shirley Poppy

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Shirley Poppy

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

Tree Echium and Shirley Poppy Physical Information

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

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Shirley Poppy flower color: Red, Orange Red and Black
Shirley Poppy leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Tree Echium and Shirley Poppy

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