1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia, China
North America
1.4 Types
Candleberry tree
Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Saline Soils, Upland, Upland soils
Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
3.1.2 Minimum Width
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Ivory
Black, Chocolate, Ivory
3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange
Green
3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
3.3 Shape
3.3.1 Leaf Shape
3.4 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
4.2 Growing Conditions
4.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
4.2.2 Growth Rate
4.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Light, Well drained
4.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline
4.2.5 Soil Drainage
4.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
4.3 Tolerances
Cold climate, Drought, Pollution, Salt
Not Available
5 Care
5.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
5.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
5.3 Plant Maintenance
5.4 Watering Plants
5.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
5.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
5.4.3 In Spring
5.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
5.5 Soil
5.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline
5.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Dry, Light, Well drained
5.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
5.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
5.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning
5.8 Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing, Nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5.9 Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot
5.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Drought
6 Facts
6.1 Flowers
6.1.1 Flower Petal Number
6.2 Fruits
6.2.1 Showy Fruit
6.2.2 Edible Fruit
6.3 Fragrance
6.3.1 Fragrant Flower
6.4.2 Fragrant Fruit
6.4.4 Fragrant Leaf
6.4.6 Fragrant Bark/Stem
6.5 Showy Foliage
6.6 Showy Bark
6.7 Foliage Texture
6.9 Foliage Sheen
6.11 Evergreen
7.2 Invasive
7.4 Self-Sowing
7.5 Attracts
Not Available
Birds, Butterflies
7.6 Allergy
Nausea, Toxic, Vomiting
Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes
8 Benefits
8.1 Uses
8.1.2 Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
8.1.3 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
8.1.5 Edible Uses
8.1.7 Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for insects, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Soil protection, soil stabilisation, Used to establish native woodland, Very little waste, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
9.2 Plant Benefits
9.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Boils
Pulmonary afflictions
9.3.1 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Seeds, Stem
9.4.1 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil
9.6 Used As Indoor Plant
9.7 Used As Outdoor Plant
9.8 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable
10 Scientific Name
10.1 Botanical Name
TRIADICA sebifera
Helianths Annuus
10.3 Common Name
10.3.2 In Hindi
10.3.4 In German
chinesisch Talg
Sonnenblume
10.5.1 In French
chinesisch Talg
Tournesol
10.5.2 In Spanish
10.6.1 In Greek
κινέζικο ζωικό λίπος
ηλιοτρόπιο
10.8.1 In Portuguese
11.1.1 In Polish
11.1.2 In Latin
12 Classification
12.1 Kingdom
12.3 Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
12.5 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
12.6 Order
12.7 Family
12.9 Genus
12.11 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
12.13 Tribe
12.14 Subfamily
Euphorbioideae
Helianthodeae
12.16 Number of Species