Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Tender Perennial
Origin
Australia
World/Pandemic
Types
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
242
Number of Varieties
700200
0
40000
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Habitat
River side
Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Swamps, Terrestrial, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-1011-14
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
H2
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm40.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
32.81 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
Light Pink, Rose, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Tan, Sandy Brown, Sienna, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Well drained
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Divison, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
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
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Ample Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Well drained
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
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
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Phosphate, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Bacterial soft rot, Brown Rot, Mealybugs, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Full Sun, Salt
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects, Mealybugs
Allergy
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Eucalyptus
ENCYCLIA hanburyi
Common Name
Eucalyptus
Encyclia, Orchid
In Hindi
नीलगिरी
आर्किड
In German
Eukalyptus
Orchidee
In French
Eucalyptus
Orchidée
In Spanish
Eucalipto
Orquídea
In Greek
ευκάλυπτος
εγκύκλιο
In Portuguese
Eucalipto
orquídea
In Polish
Eukaliptus
orquídea
In Latin
Eucalyptus
Epidendrum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Asparagales
Family
Myrtaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Eucalyptus
Encyclia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Eucalypteae
Epidendreae
Subfamily
Myrtoideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
700242
1
27800
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