Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Tender Perennial
Origin
New Zealand
Central America, South America
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
3-
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1110-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
H1, H2, 8, 9, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Blue
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Burgundy, Dark Red, Copper
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Narrow
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Equal amount of N,P,K
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Black Shank, Brown Spots, Collar Rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Caterpillar, Moths
Wildlife
Allergy
Asthma
Dermatitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Dysentry, Stomach pain
Antispasmodic, Diuretic, Emetic, Expectorant, Homeopathy, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Stem
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as an insecticide, Used as insect repellent, Used to make cigarettes and cigars
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CORDYLINE australis 'Red Star'
NICOTIANA tabacum
Common Name
Cabbage Palm
Smoking Tobacco
In Hindi
गोभी पेड़
Smoking Tobacco
In German
Cabbage tree
Rauchtabak
In French
arbre de chou
Tabac fumeurs
In Spanish
árbol de la col
fumar tabaco
In Greek
λάχανο δέντρο
Καπνός για κάπνισμα
In Portuguese
repolho árvore
O fumo de tabaco
In Polish
kapusta drzewo
Palenie tytoniu
In Latin
brassica ligno
Quisque Tobacco
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Solanales
Family
Asparagaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Acidosasa
Nicotiana
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Nicotianeae
Subfamily
Lomandroideae
Nicotianoideae
Number of Species
470
1
27800
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