Life Span
Perennial
Type
Herbs, Perennial
Origin
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Types
-
Number of Varieties
-
0
40000
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Habitat
Mountains
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
Sunset Zone
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow Oblong
Thorns
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6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Well drained
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, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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✘
36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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✘
4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Flying insects
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
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✘
71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Eczema, Indigestion, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Edible
Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA hypericifolia
Common Name
Canchalagua, Hypericum-leaved Spurge, Leche-leche
In Hindi
Canchalagua
In German
Canchalagua
In French
canchalangua
In Spanish
canchalagua
In Greek
Canchalagua
In Portuguese
Canchalagua
In Polish
Canchalagua
In Latin
Canchalagua
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Order
Euphorbiales
Family
Acanthaceae
Genus
Euphorbia
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
-
1
27800
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