1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbs, Perennial
Herbaceous Perennial
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Chile, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountains
Mountain forests, subtropical regions, Terrestrial
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
25.40 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, 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
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, Water soluble fertilizers
10-10-5, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mealy bugs, No serious insect or disease problems, Red spider mite
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
Flying insects, Not Available
Birds, Bugs, Insects, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Borders, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Eczema, Indigestion, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible
Bonsai, Container, Hanging Basket, Landscape
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA hypericifolia
Begonia masoniana
7.2 Common Name
Canchalagua, Hypericum-leaved Spurge, Leche-leche
Angel's Wings, Butterfly Flower, Poor Man's Orchid
7.2.1 In Hindi
Canchalagua
iron cross begonia
7.2.2 In German
Canchalagua
Eisenkreuz Begonie
7.2.3 In French
canchalangua
croix de fer bégonia
7.2.4 In Spanish
canchalagua
el hierro cruzado begonia
7.2.5 In Greek
Canchalagua
σταυρό μπιγκόνια σιδήρου
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Canchalagua
begônia cruz de ferro
7.2.7 In Polish
Canchalagua
Iron Cross begonia
7.2.8 In Latin
Canchalagua
ferrum crucem Begonia
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Euphorbiales
Cucurbitales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species