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Tree Echium and Canchalagua


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Biennial  

Type
Herbs, Perennial  
Tree  

Origin
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America  
Canary Islands  

Types
Not Available  
Not Available  

Habitat
Mountains  
tropical environments  

USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available  
8-10  

AHS Heat Zone
Not Available  
9 - 1  

Sunset Zone
Not Available  
21,22  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
25.40 cm  
99+
240.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
30.50 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Light Blue, Blue Violet  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Not Available  
Non Fruiting Plant  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Dark Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green  
Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Light Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Narrow Oblong  
Lobed  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer, Fall  
Not Available  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Indeterminate  
Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Not Available  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting  
Seedlings, Stem Cutting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply  
Medium  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Well drained  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, Water soluble fertilizers  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Not Available  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Fine  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Sometimes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Flying insects, Not Available  
Not Available  

Allergy
no allergic reactions  
Not Available  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition  
Not Available  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Eczema, Indigestion, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss  
Not Available  

Part of Plant Used
Whole plant  
Flowers, Leaves  

Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant  
Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Sometimes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible  
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA hypericifolia  
ECHIUM pininana  

Common Name
Canchalagua, Hypericum-leaved Spurge, Leche-leche  
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium  

In Hindi
Canchalagua  
Tree Echium  

In German
Canchalagua  
Baum Aciam  

In French
canchalangua  
Arbre ACIAM  

In Spanish
canchalagua  
árbol Aciam  

In Greek
Canchalagua  
δέντρο Aciam  

In Portuguese
Canchalagua  
árvore Aciam  

In Polish
Canchalagua  
drzewo Aciam  

In Latin
Canchalagua  
lignum Aciam  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Spermatophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Dicotyledonae  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Euphorbiales  
Lamiales  

Family
Acanthaceae  
Boraginaceae  

Genus
Euphorbia  
Echium  

Clade
Not Available  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
Not Available  
Not Available  

Subfamily
Not Available  
Not Available  

Number of Species
Not Available  
Not Available  

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Difference Between Canchalagua and Tree Echium

If you are confused whether Canchalagua or Tree Echium are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Canchalagua and Tree Echium Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Canchalagua are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring and Water soluble fertilizers, whereas for Tree Echium fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Canchalagua and Tree Echium if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Canchalagua and Tree Echium

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Canchalagua and Tree Echium. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Canchalagua and Tree Echium as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Canchalagua is Diarrhea, Eczema, Indigestion, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Stomach pain and Weight loss whereas of Tree Echium is Not Available. Canchalagua has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin condition while Tree Echium has beauty benefits as follows: Improve skin condition.

Compare Facts of Canchalagua vs Tree Echium

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Canchalagua vs Tree Echium and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Canchalagua are no allergic reactions whereas of Tree Echium have Not Available respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Canchalagua has no showy fruits and Tree Echium has no showy fruits. Also Canchalagua is not flowering and Tree Echium is not flowering . You can compare Canchalagua and Tree Echium facts and facts of other plants too.

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