Life Span
Annual and Biennials
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Fruit, Palm or Cycad, Tree
Origin
Europe, Asia
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Types
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Cocos nucifera
Number of Varieties
515
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
Humid climates, sandy seeps, shores, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
12-10
Sunset Zone
-
H2
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm2,900.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm700.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple
Yellow Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Golden Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Shade areas
Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Reduce watering during fall, Water daily during growing season, Water frequently while growing
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Less Watering
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Clay, Sandy
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Part sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut limbs, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Bud rot, Cadang-cadang, Coconut bug, Coconut foliar decay, Coconut scale, Ganoderma butt rot, Gray leaf blight, Lethal bole rot, Lethal yellowing, Mealybugs, nutfall, Red ring nematode, Stem bleeding disease
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Salt
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
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
Toxic
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, cramps, Mouth itching, Nasal Congestion, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin irritation, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin, Good for the Scalp, Hair Conditioner, Heals Damaged Hair, Makes Hair Silkier, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Restores Hair Colour
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antibacterial, anti-cancer, Antifungal, Antioxidants, Antiviral, Digestion problems, Heart problems, Immunity, Skin Disorders, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
Other Uses
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Air freshner, Animal Feed, Application in Furniture, Application in Handicrafts, For making oil for cosmetics, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Traditional medicine, Used as a nutritious food item, Used as a vegetable oil
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Groundcover
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit Tree, Landscape, Tropical
Botanical Name
VICIA villosa
Cocos nucifera
Common Name
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
Coconut Palm, coconut tree
In Hindi
hairy vetch
नारियल का पेड़
In German
Zottelwicke
Kokospalme
In French
vesce velue
Cocotier
In Spanish
veza
El cocotero
In Greek
τριχωτό βίκος
καρύδας δέντρο
In Portuguese
ervilhaca peluda
Coqueiro
In Polish
owłosione wyki
Drzewo kokosowe
In Latin
pea
dolor ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Arecales
Family
Fabaceae
Aceraceae
Genus
Vicia
Cocos
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Vicieae
Cocoeae
Subfamily
Faboideae
Arecoideae
Number of Species
14015
1
27800
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