1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Perennial
1.2 Type
Shrub
Broadleaf Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Caribbean
Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Cerbera laeta, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera odollam
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Tropical regions
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Not Available
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 Yellow, Tan, Ivory
White, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow Orange
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Lanceolate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires regular watering
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
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Phosphorous, Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Spider mites
Caterpillars, Insects
4.10 Plant Tolerance
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
Butterflies, Not Available
Bees, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Dizziness, Nausea, Swollen Lips
Toxic
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Arthritis, Snakebite, Syphilis
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves, Root
Flowers
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Brunfelsia Americana
CERBERA
7.2 Common Name
Brunfelsia Americana
Cerbera
7.2.1 In Hindi
Brunfelsia Americana
Cerbera
7.2.2 In German
Brunfelsia Americana
Cerbera
7.2.3 In French
Brunfelsia Americana
Cerbera
7.2.4 In Spanish
Brunfelsia Americana
Cerbera
7.2.5 In Greek
Brunfelsia Americana
Cerbera
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Brunfelsia Americana
Cerbera
7.2.7 In Polish
Brunfelsia Americana
Cerbera
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Rauvolfioideae
8.10 Number of Species