Verbena

Bread Tree

About Verbena and Bread Tree

Verbena

Bread Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Biennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

America, Europe

South Africa

1.4 Types

Clump verbena, Moss verbena, Annual Verbena, Brazilian verbena, Sandpaper Verbana

Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5066

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-99-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

not available

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

6.56 cm290.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.50 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green, Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Spring, Late Autumn

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune lower leaves, Prune regularly, Prune to control growth

Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Arthritis, Asthma, Chest Pain, Itchiness, Whooping Cough

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Gallbladder Diseases, Itching, Jaundice, Joint pain, Kidney problems, Liver problems, Metabolic disorders, Sore throat, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Leaves, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for flavoring in Liquors, dairy products, gelatins,puddings, meats, candies, etc., Used for fragrance

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edible, Herb

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Purpletop Vervain

ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii

7.2 Common Name

Verbena

Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad

7.2.1 In Hindi

verbena

Bread Tree

7.2.2 In German

Eisenkraut

Brotbaum

7.2.3 In French

verveine

Bread Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Verbena

Árbol del pan

7.2.5 In Greek

λουίζα

ψωμί Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

verbena

Árvore de pão

7.2.7 In Polish

werbena

chleb Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Grindelia

panis ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Cycadales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Cycadaceae

8.6 Genus

Verbena

Encephalartos

8.7 Clade

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

25066

1 27800

Properties of Verbena and Bread Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Verbena and Bread Tree? We provide you with everything About Verbena and Bread Tree. Verbena doesn't have thorns and Bread Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Verbena does not have fragrant flowers. Verbena has allergic reactions like Arthritis, Asthma, Chest Pain, Itchiness and Whooping Cough and Bread Tree has allergic reactions like Arthritis, Asthma, Chest Pain, Itchiness and Whooping Cough. 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 Verbena and Bread Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Verbena and Bread Tree

Season and care of Verbena and Bread Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Verbena and Bread Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Verbena season is Early Spring and Late Autumn and Bread Tree season is Early Spring and Late Autumn. The type of soil for Verbena is Well drained and for Bread Tree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Verbena is Neutral, Slightly Acidic and for Bread Tree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Verbena and Bread Tree Physical Information

Verbena and Bread Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Verbena height is 6.56 cm and width 10.50 cm whereas Bread Tree height is 290.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Verbena and Bread Tree are as follows:

Verbena flower color: Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red and White
Verbena leaf color: Dark Green
Bread Tree flower color: Not Available
Bread Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Verbena and Bread Tree

Care of Verbena and Bread Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Verbena pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune lower leaves, Prune regularly and Prune to control growth and Bread Tree pruning is done Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Verbena needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bread Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.