Windmill Palm

Common Rush

About Windmill Palm and Common Rush

Windmill Palm

Common Rush

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Palm or Cycad

Sedge or Rush

Origin

Eastern Asia, China

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

Types

Chinese windmill palm, windmill palm ,Chusan palm

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Lawn

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-106-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-7

9-6

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, 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

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm45.70 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

240.00 cm61.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Dark Blue, Black

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Umbrella Like

Long hair-like leaves

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

reseeds, Seedlings

Divison, reseeds

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Regular watering during dry periods

Does not require regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth, 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

Insignificant

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

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Haemostatic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

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

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TRACHYCARPUS fortunei

JUNCUS effusus

Common Name

Chinese Windmill Palm, Windmill Palm

Soft Rush

In Hindi

Windmill Palm

Soft Rush

In German

Trachycarpus fortunei

Soft Rush

In French

Chinesische Hanfpalme

Soft Rush

In Spanish

Trachycarpus fortunei

Soft Rush

In Greek

Windmill Palm

Soft Rush

In Portuguese

Windmill Palm

Soft Rush

In Polish

Trachycarpus fortunei

Soft Rush

In Latin

Windmill Palm

Soft Rush

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Poales

Family

Arecaceae

Juncaceae

Genus

Trachycarpus

Juncus

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Corypheae

Subfamily

Coryphoideae

Number of Species

193400

1 27800

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Properties of Windmill Palm and Common Rush

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

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Season and Care of Windmill Palm and Common Rush

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

Windmill Palm and Common Rush Physical Information

Windmill Palm and Common Rush physical information is very important for comparison. Windmill Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Windmill Palm and Common Rush are as follows:

Windmill Palm flower color: Yellow
Windmill Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green

Care of Windmill Palm and Common Rush

Care of Windmill Palm and Common Rush include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Windmill Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Windmill Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Rush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.