Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Palm or Cycad
Vegetable
Origin
United States, Southeastern United States
Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Rhapidophyllum hystrix
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Number of Varieties
1520
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40000
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Habitat
Cold Regions, Subtropical climates
along watercourse, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-1010-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
12-4
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
180.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
180.00 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Red, Brown, Sienna
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought, Soil Compaction
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of water
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, can go long without fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Frost
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Rabbits, Small mammals
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
Allergy
drowsiness, Scratches
Stomach pain, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
bank hedging, Ornamental use
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Ethnobotanic
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aging, Frostbite
High blood pressure, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
RHAPIDOPHYLLUM hystrix
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
Common Name
Needle Palm, Porcupine plant
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
In Hindi
सुई ताड़
तरबूज़
In German
Nadel -Palme
Wassermelone
In French
palmier aiguille
Citrullus lanatus
In Spanish
palmera aguja
Citrullus lanatus
In Greek
βελόνα φοίνικα
καρπούζι
In Portuguese
palmeira agulha
Citrullus lanatus
In Polish
Igła palma
Citrullus lanatus
In Latin
acus palma
Citrullus lanatus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Cucurbitales
Family
Arecaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Rhapidophyllum
Citrullus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Corypheae
Benincaseae
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
101000
1
27800
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