Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Mediterranean, North Africa, Northern America
Mexico
Types
Anthony Peak Lupine, Silver Bush, Garden Lupine, Spider Lupine, Adonis Lupine
Chamaedorea cataractarum, Chamaedorea elegans
Number of Varieties
20015
0
40000
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Habitat
Pine barrens, Sandy areas
River side, Stream side
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-710-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
11-8
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17
H2, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.95 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1.50 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Pink, White
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loose, Moist
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Loose, Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Part sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune ocassionally
Remove old, faded fronds
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Fusarium wilt, Root rot, Thripes
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Ants, Birds, Spider Mites
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Nausea, Swelling in the face, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Diuretic, Treatment of ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Rock Garden
Container, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
Lupinus
CHAMAEDOREA cataractarum
Common Name
Hybrid Lupine
Cataract Palm, Cascade Palm
In Hindi
वृक संयंत्र
कैट पाम
In German
lupine
Cat Palm
In French
usine de lupin
Cat Palm
In Spanish
planta de lupino
gato de Palm
In Greek
φυτό λούπινο
γάτα Palm
In Portuguese
tremoço planta
Cat palma
In Polish
łubin roślin
kot Palm
In Latin
Plinio herba
Cat Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Fabales
Arecales
Family
Fabaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Lupinus
Abelia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Faboideae
-
Number of Species
2003
1
27800
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