Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
Northeastern United States, Western Europe
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
3025
0
40000
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Habitat
Broad-Leaved Forests, Open areas, Suburban areas, Tropical regions
Grassland, moorlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
8-4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Green, Tan
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Green
Light brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Blue Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
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
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Wildlife
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark
Leaves
Other Uses
Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
AFROCARPUS gracilior
CAREX flacca
Common Name
East African Yellowwood, Fern Pine
blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass
In Hindi
फर्न पाइन
ब्लू सेज
In German
Fern Pinien
Blau-Segge
In French
pin Fern
Bleu carex
In Spanish
pino helecho
azul de la juncia
In Greek
Fern πεύκο
μπλε σπαθόχορτο
In Portuguese
pinho Fern
azul Sedge
In Polish
Fern sosna
niebieski turzyca
In Latin
Fern pinus
blue Sedge
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Pinales
Cyperales
Family
Podocarpaceae
Cyperaceae
Genus
Afrocarpus
Carex
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
62000
1
27800
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