Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Origin
South Africa
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Types
Alexandria cycad, Encephalartos caffer, Encephalartos concinnus
Plectranthus barbatus
Number of Varieties
6660
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40000
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Habitat
Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Scrubs
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USDA Hardiness Zone
9-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
290.00 cm40.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Damp
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Root knot nematode, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
Cough, flushing of face, Low blood pressure, restlessness, stinging, Throat itching, tremor
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
convulsions, Heart problems, painful urination, spasmodic pain
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
ENCEPHALARTOS altensteinii
Plectranthus barbatus
Common Name
Bread Tree, Prickly Cycad
Coleus forskohlii, Indian coleus
In Hindi
Bread Tree
पत्थरचूर
In German
Brotbaum
Harfensträucher
In French
Bread Arbre
Coléus à forskoline, Coléus de l'Inde
In Spanish
Árbol del pan
Coleus forskohlii
In Greek
ψωμί Δέντρο
Coleus Forskohlii
In Portuguese
Árvore de pão
Boldo-de-jardim, Boldo-da-terra
In Polish
chleb Drzewo
Coleus Forskohlii
In Latin
panis ligno
Coleus Forskohlii
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cycadales
Lamiales
Family
Cycadaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Encephalartos
Coleus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
66210
1
27800
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