Tree Echium

Trefoil

About Tree Echium and Trefoil

Tree Echium

Trefoil

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Tender Perennial

Origin

Canary Islands

Types

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

1020

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Lawn, Pastures, stream banks

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-109-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

9, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Sea Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Sea Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Three Lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Irritation to stomach

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Seedpod

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used for making green dye

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, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

Lotus corniculatus

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Trefoil

In Hindi

Tree Echium

तिपतिया घास

In German

Baum Aciam

Gewöhnlicher Hornklee

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Lotier corniculé

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Lotus corniculatus

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Trefoil

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Lotus corniculatus

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Komonica zwyczajna

In Latin

lignum Aciam

trefoil

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Fabales

Family

Boraginaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Echium

Lotus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

60300

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Trefoil

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Trefoil

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

Tree Echium and Trefoil Physical Information

Tree Echium and Trefoil physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Trefoil height is 20.30 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Trefoil are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Trefoil flower color: Orange and Gold
Trefoil leaf color: Light Green and Sea Green

Care of Tree Echium and Trefoil

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