Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Australia
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Turkey
Types
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
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Number of Varieties
7003
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40000
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Habitat
River side
Cultivated Beds, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-105-8
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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
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm10.20 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
32.81 cm12.70 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
White, Light Green, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Oblong-lanceolate
Thorns
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Plant Season
Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Seedlings
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
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Well drained
Clay, 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
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Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
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Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
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✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
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Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Birds
Insects
Allergy
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Dermatitis, Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Certain forms of cancer, Homeopathy
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Root
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
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Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Eucalyptus
ORNITHOGALUM balansae
Common Name
Eucalyptus
Star-of-Bethlehem
In Hindi
नीलगिरी
Star-of-Bethlehem
In German
Eukalyptus
Stern -of- Bethlehem
In French
Eucalyptus
Star- de - Bethléem
In Spanish
Eucalipto
Estrella de Belen
In Greek
ευκάλυπτος
Star- of- Βηθλεέμ
In Portuguese
Eucalipto
Star of -Bethlehem
In Polish
Eukaliptus
Star- of- Betlejem
In Latin
Eucalyptus
Star of Bethlehem ,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Myrtales
Liliales
Family
Myrtaceae
Asparagaceae
Genus
Eucalyptus
Ornithogalum
Clade
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Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Eucalypteae
Ornithogaleae
Subfamily
Myrtoideae
Ornithogaloideae
Number of Species
700180
1
27800
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