Tree Echium

Touch-me-not

About Tree Echium and Touch-me-not

Tree Echium

Touch-me-not

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Tender Perennial

Origin

Canary Islands

Brazil

Types

Echium pininana

Impatiens capensis

Number of Varieties

1030

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Cropland, Forests, Pastures

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1011-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2

Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm40.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Pink, Rose, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

bees, Wasps

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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Insects

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Hay fever

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antivinous, Diarrhea, Fertility, Piles, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

MIMOSA pudica

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Action Plant, Sensitive Plant, Touch-Me-Not

In Hindi

Tree Echium

छुई मुई

In German

Baum Aciam

Berühre mich nicht

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Balsamine

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

No me toques

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Αγγίξτε-me-not

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Não me toque

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Niecierpek

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Palpate Me, non-

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Geraniales

Family

Boraginaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Echium

Impatiens

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

60200

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Touch-me-not

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Touch-me-not

Season and care of Tree Echium and Touch-me-not is important to know. While considering everything about Tree Echium and Touch-me-not Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tree Echium season is and Touch-me-not season is . The type of soil for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand and for Touch-me-not is Loam while the PH of soil for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline and for Touch-me-not is Neutral.

Tree Echium and Touch-me-not Physical Information

Tree Echium and Touch-me-not physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Touch-me-not height is 30.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Touch-me-not are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Touch-me-not flower color: Pink, Rose and Lavender
Touch-me-not leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Tree Echium and Touch-me-not

Care of Tree Echium and Touch-me-not include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Touch-me-not 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 Touch-me-not needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.