1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forest edges
Damp Places, Marshy ground
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not available
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
910.00 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
460.00 cm50.80 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Ivory
Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Moisture
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ELAEIS guineensis
KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'
7.2 Common Name
African Oil Palm
Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
L'huile de palme africaine
Tritoma
7.2.4 In Spanish
Aceite de Palma Africana
tritoma
7.2.5 In Greek
Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο
tritoma
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Óleo de palma Africano
Tritoma
7.2.7 In Polish
Afrykański Olej palmowy
Tritoma
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species