Life Span
Perennial
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Type
Shrubs, Trees
Tree
Origin
Australia
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Shrub
Number of Varieties
70036
0
40000
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Habitat
River side
Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-108-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12-7
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
32.81 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
Light Green, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
Yellow, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Well drained
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
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
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Red blotch
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds
Allergy
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Diarrhea, Dysentry
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a dye, Used as a spice, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
Eucalyptus
RHUS lancea
Common Name
Eucalyptus
African Sumac
In Hindi
नीलगिरी
अफ्रीकी एक प्रकार का पौधा
In German
Eukalyptus
African sumac
In French
Eucalyptus
sumac africaine
In Spanish
Eucalipto
zumaque africano
In Greek
ευκάλυπτος
Αφρικανική σουμάκι
In Portuguese
Eucalipto
sumac africano
In Polish
Eukaliptus
afrykański sumaka
In Latin
Eucalyptus
African sumac
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Myrtales
Sapindales
Family
Myrtaceae
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Eucalyptus
Rhus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Eucalypteae
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Subfamily
Myrtoideae
Anacardioideae
Number of Species
70036
1
27800
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