Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe
South America
Types
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Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
All sorts of environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-78-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-4
10-8
Sunset Zone
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,830.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,070.00 cm61.00 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
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Strap shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Offsets
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
Pests and Diseases
Beech tarcrust
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
Allergy
Mildly Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Tree trunks
-
Other Uses
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Fagus sylvatica
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
Common Name
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
In Hindi
Copper Beech
peruvian daffodil
In German
Copper Beech
peruvian daffodil
In French
Hêtre pourpre
peruvian daffodil
In Spanish
Copper Beech
Pamianthe
In Greek
Copper Beech
peruvian daffodil
In Portuguese
Copper Beech
peruvian daffodil
In Polish
Czerwony buk
peruvian daffodil
In Latin
Copper Beech
peruvian daffodil
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fagales
Asparagales
Family
Fagaceae
Amaryllidaceae
Genus
Fagus
Pamianthe
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Clinantheae
Subfamily
-
Amaryllidoideae
Number of Species
1340
1
27800
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