What is
Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
South Africa
Types
Not Available
Number of Varieties
Not Available
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Forest margins, Grassland, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, Swamps, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
Sunset Zone
H1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm
Rank: 93 (Overall)
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
7% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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72% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Facts
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
15% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
40% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
4% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
19% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
57% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Bark
✔
✘
1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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✘
No - Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !
Invasive
✔
✘
3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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48% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Not Available
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
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50% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Bladder Infection, Cough, Diabetes, Gout, Kidney problems, Oedema, Rheumatism, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
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64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
BULBINE frutescens
Common Name
Bulbine, Cat's Whiskers, Rankkopieva
In Hindi
Not Available
In German
Katze Whiskers Pflanze
In French
Moustaches usine de Cat
In Spanish
Bigotes Planta de gato
In Greek
Μουστάκια γάτας Φυτών
In Portuguese
Bigodes Planta de Gato
In Polish
Kocie Wąsy rośliny
In Latin
Cat Whiskers Planta
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Orthosiphon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ocimeae
Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Number of Species
Not Available
1
27800
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