Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Perennial
Origin
Europe
Southern Europe, Mediterranean
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
15220
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Maritime Rocks, Stone and Masonry fences and walls
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-75-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
9-3
Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,070.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Lime Green, Sea Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
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
Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Any balanced general purpose fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Beech tarcrust
Caterpillars, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Mildly Toxic
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Asthma, Bronchitis, Diarrhea
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Tree trunks
Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
Fagus sylvatica
IBERIS sempervirens
Common Name
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
Candytuft
In Hindi
Copper Beech
Candytuft
In German
Copper Beech
Schleifenblume
In French
Hêtre pourpre
candytuft
In Spanish
Copper Beech
candytuft
In Greek
Copper Beech
candytuft
In Portuguese
Copper Beech
ibero
In Polish
Czerwony buk
candytuft
In Latin
Copper Beech
Coleus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fagales
Brassicales
Family
Fagaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Fagus
Iberis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1350
1
27800
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