Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
-
Australia
Types
Plectranthus barbatus
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Number of Varieties
60700
0
40000
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Habitat
-
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-1
Sunset Zone
-
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm32.81 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Moist
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Moist
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Damp
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root knot nematode, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Cough, flushing of face, Low blood pressure, restlessness, stinging, Throat itching, tremor
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
convulsions, Heart problems, painful urination, spasmodic pain
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
-
Botanical Name
Plectranthus barbatus
Eucalyptus
Common Name
Coleus forskohlii, Indian coleus
Eucalyptus
In Hindi
पत्थरचूर
नीलगिरी
In German
Harfensträucher
Eukalyptus
In French
Coléus à forskoline, Coléus de l'Inde
Eucalyptus
In Spanish
Coleus forskohlii
Eucalipto
In Greek
Coleus Forskohlii
ευκάλυπτος
In Portuguese
Boldo-de-jardim, Boldo-da-terra
Eucalipto
In Polish
Coleus Forskohlii
Eukaliptus
In Latin
Coleus Forskohlii
Eucalyptus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Myrtales
Family
Lamiaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Coleus
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
-
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
210700
1
27800
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