Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Perennial
Succulent
Origin
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada
Southern Africa
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
280
0
40000
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Habitat
Mixed deciduous forest, shaded fields, shaded moist road banks, shaded riverbanks
Alpine Meadows, Tropical Climate
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
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Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
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Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Rosette
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
vegetative cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
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Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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
Pest Free, Red blotch
Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
Showy
-
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
antihelmintic, cathartic, Emetic, malignant neoplasms, Stomach pain
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Part of Plant Used
Rhizomes, Root
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
PODOPHYLLUM peltatum
HAWORTHIA
Common Name
American Mandrake, Mayapple
Haworthia
In Hindi
अमेरिकी विषैला पौधा
Echeveria
In German
amerikanisch Alraune
Haworthia
In French
mandrake américain
Haworthia
In Spanish
mandrágora americana
Haworthia
In Greek
american μανδραγόρα
Echeveria
In Portuguese
mandrake americano
Haworthia
In Polish
amerykański mandragory
Haworsja
In Latin
Latin mandragoras
Chaoorthia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Ranunculales
Asparagales
Family
Berberidaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Podophyllum
Haworthia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Asphodeloideae
Number of Species
2151
1
27800
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