Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Europe, Northern Africa
Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Populus nigra 'Italica'
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Number of Varieties
615
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40000
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Habitat
Fields, Open areas
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-1
Sunset Zone
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm5.10 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
-10.20 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
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-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Diamond-shaped
Reniform
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
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By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, when new, water every week
Water frequently while growing, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Alternate Days
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Soil Compaction
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
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Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Hay fever, Runny nose, Watery eyes
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diaphoretic, Diuretic
Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
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Leaves
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Food for animals, Grown for shade
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Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
POPULUS Nigra Italica
RANUNCULUS ficaria 'Brazen Hussy'
Common Name
Lombardy Poplar
Brazen Hussy Figwort, Figwort, Lesser Celandine
In Hindi
ऐस्प
Figwort
In German
Lombardei Pappel
figwort
In French
peuplier de Lombardie
scrofulaire
In Spanish
Lombardía álamo
figwort
In Greek
Λομβαρδίας λεύκες
figwort
In Portuguese
Lombardia Poplar
figwort
In Polish
Lombardia Topola
figwort
In Latin
Lombardiae Poplar
Umber
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Ranunculales
Family
Salicaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Populus
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
35200
1
27800
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