Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Biennials
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Flowering Plants
Origin
Australia
Europe, Asia
Types
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Number of Varieties
7005
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40000
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Habitat
River side
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
32.81 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings
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
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Well drained
Clay, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Clay, Sandy
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Edible, Groundcover
Botanical Name
Eucalyptus
VICIA villosa
Common Name
Eucalyptus
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
In Hindi
नीलगिरी
hairy vetch
In German
Eukalyptus
Zottelwicke
In French
Eucalyptus
vesce velue
In Spanish
Eucalipto
veza
In Greek
ευκάλυπτος
τριχωτό βίκος
In Portuguese
Eucalipto
ervilhaca peluda
In Polish
Eukaliptus
owłosione wyki
In Latin
Eucalyptus
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Fabales
Family
Myrtaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Eucalyptus
Vicia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Eucalypteae
Vicieae
Subfamily
Myrtoideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
700140
1
27800
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