Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Perennial
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
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Types
Caryota, Fish Tail Palm
Kniphofia uvaria
Number of Varieties
2070
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges
Damp Places, Marshy ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-126-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
9-4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 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 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm50.80 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Ivory
Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours
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
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Moisture
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
Bold
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Snails
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Sap, Stem
-
Other Uses
Used in making beverages
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CARYOTA mitis
KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'
Common Name
Burmese Fishtail Palm, Fishtail Palm
Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar
In Hindi
Fishtail palm
Tritoma
In German
Fishtail palm
Tritoma
In French
Fishtail Palm
Tritoma
In Spanish
Fishtail palma
tritoma
In Greek
ιχθυόφθαλμους παλάμη
tritoma
In Portuguese
Fishtail palma
Tritoma
In Polish
Fishtail dłoni
Tritoma
In Latin
fishtail palma
Trytoma
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Asparagales
Family
Arecaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Caryota
Kniphofia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Caryoteae
-
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
-
Number of Species
1372
1
27800
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