Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tree
Origin
Texas, Mexico
Eastern Asia, China, Japan
Types
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Heronswood Globe , Kreukenberg Dwarf
Number of Varieties
-10
0
40000
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Habitat
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
shaded moist road banks, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-134-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
8-1
Sunset Zone
23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink
Green, Copper, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Purple, Light Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Yellow, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
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
Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Bacterial leaf spot, Leafminers, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions
Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas, waterlogging
Flowers
-
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
sneezing, Sore eyes
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Slopes hedging
Beautification, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
Making cosmetics, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Shadow Tree, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Eczema
-
Part of Plant Used
wax
Whole plant
Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in pulpwood and lumber production
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
CERCIDIPHYLLUM japonicum
Common Name
wax plant
Katsura Tree
In Hindi
Candelilla
Cercidiphyllum
In German
candelilla
Kuchenbäume
In French
candelilla
Cercidiphyllum
In Spanish
candelilla
Cercidiphyllum
In Greek
candelilla
Cercidiphyllum
In Portuguese
candelilla
Cercidiphyllum
In Polish
candelilla
Grujecznik
In Latin
candelilla
Cercidiphyllum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Euphorbiales
Hamamelidales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Cercidiphyllaceae
Genus
Euphorbia
Cercidiphyllum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
-2
1
27800
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