Windmill Palm

Buddha's Hand

About Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand

Windmill Palm

Buddha's Hand

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia, China

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Chinese windmill palm, windmill palm ,Chusan palm

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lawn

Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-109-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm370.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Dark Blue, Black

Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Umbrella Like

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

reseeds, Seedlings

Budding, Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Regular watering during dry periods

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, 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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Haemostatic

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Weaving into Mats and Bags

Making Perfumes, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, 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

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TRACHYCARPUS fortunei

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Windmill Palm, Windmill Palm

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

7.2.1 In Hindi

Windmill Palm

Buddha's Hand Tree

7.2.2 In German

Trachycarpus fortunei

Buddhas Hand Baum

7.2.3 In French

Chinesische Hanfpalme

Main de Bouddha Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Trachycarpus fortunei

Mano de Buda Árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

Windmill Palm

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Windmill Palm

Mão de Buda Árvore

7.2.7 In Polish

Trachycarpus fortunei

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Windmill Palm

Buddha manus Arbor

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Arecales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Trachycarpus

Citrus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Corypheae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Coryphoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand

Wondering what are the properties of Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand? We provide you with everything About Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand. Windmill Palm doesn't have thorns and Buddha's Hand doesn't have thorns. Also Windmill Palm does not have fragrant flowers. Windmill Palm has allergic reactions like Not Available and Buddha's Hand has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand

Season and care of Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand is important to know. While considering everything about Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand Care, growing season is an essential factor. Windmill Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Buddha's Hand season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Windmill Palm is Clay, Loam and for Buddha's Hand is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Windmill Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Buddha's Hand is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand Physical Information

Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand physical information is very important for comparison. Windmill Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand are as follows:

Windmill Palm flower color: Yellow
Windmill Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand

Care of Windmill Palm and Buddha's Hand include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Windmill Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Buddha's Hand pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Windmill Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.