Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herb, Perennial
Tree
Origin
Southern Europe
Europe
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
115
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Temperate Regions
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-104-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-4
Sunset Zone
-
A3, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm1,830.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm1,070.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Gold, Copper, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart shaped, toothed with three to five lobes
Elliptic and Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Rich
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Beech tarcrust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Mildly Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Skin Disorders
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Bark, Tree trunks
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Making chairs to parquetry (flooring) and staircases
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Herb
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
HABERLEA
Fagus sylvatica
Common Name
Haberlea, Hardy Africa Violet
Copper Beech, European Beech, Purple Beech
In Hindi
Haberlea
Copper Beech
In German
Haberlea
Copper Beech
In French
Haberlea
Hêtre pourpre
In Spanish
Haberlea rhodopensis
Copper Beech
In Greek
Haberlea
Copper Beech
In Portuguese
Haberlea
Copper Beech
In Polish
Haberlea
Czerwony buk
In Latin
Haberlea
Copper Beech
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Fagales
Family
Gesnariaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Haberlea
Fagus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2013
1
27800
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