1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
1.3 Origin
Texas, Mexico
1.4 Types
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-9
1.8 Sunset Zone
23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Pink
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Not Applicable
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
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Dry Conditions
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
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, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Not Available
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
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
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, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Slopes hedging
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
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
Eczema
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
wax
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
7.2 Common Name
wax plant
7.2.1 In Hindi
Candelilla
7.2.2 In German
candelilla
7.2.3 In French
candelilla
7.2.4 In Spanish
candelilla
7.2.5 In Greek
candelilla
7.2.6 In Portuguese
candelilla
7.2.7 In Polish
candelilla
7.2.8 In Latin
candelilla
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Euphorbiales
8.5 Family
Euphorbiaceae
8.6 Genus
Euphorbia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species