Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe, Asia
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia
Types
-
Pseudobombax ellipticum
Number of Varieties
-2
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas, Semi desert, Subtropical climates
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 5
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
Pink, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Lyrate-pinnatilobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Self-fertile
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Shoots
Other Uses
Dried heads are used in floristry, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a vegetable
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Wildflower
Mixed Border
Botanical Name
DIPSACUS fullonum
EMILIA sonchifolia
Common Name
Fuller's Teasel
Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush
In Hindi
Fuller's Teasel
Shaving Brush
In German
Fullers Karde
Rasierpinsel
In French
Cardère à foulon
Blaireau
In Spanish
Cardo de Fuller
Brocha de afeitar
In Greek
Νεράγκαθο του Fuller
Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος
In Portuguese
Carda de Fuller
Pincel de barba
In Polish
Fullera Oset
Pędzel do golenia
In Latin
Teasel Fullonis
Tondenti Peniculus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Asterales
Family
Dipsacaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Dipsacus
Emilia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Senecioneae
Subfamily
Dipsacoideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
16330
1
27800
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