Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Houseplant, Tender Perennial
Origin
-
Central America, South America
Types
Center Glow ninebark,
Coppertina ninebark, Little Devil ninebark
Aphelandra squarrosa
Number of Varieties
7045
0
40000
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Habitat
Cliffs, hedge rows, rocky banks of streams, sandy seeps, Wooded hillsides
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, 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
H2
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
-20.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
White, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
-
-
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
-
Average
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
-
-
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Layering, Stem Planting
Budding, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Moderate
Regular watering required
In Spring
Average Water
Average Water
In Winter
Adequately
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
-
-
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Increases moisture in air, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Emetic, Laxative, Woman infertility
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PHYSOCARPUS
CALATHEA zebrina
Common Name
Ninebark
Zebra Plant
In Hindi
Ninebark
Zebra Plant
In German
Ninebark
Zebra Plant
In French
Physocarpe
Zebra usine
In Spanish
ninebark
Zebra Plant
In Greek
ninebark
Zebra Εργοστάσιο
In Portuguese
ninebark
Planta da zebra
In Polish
Ninebark
Zebra roślin
In Latin
Ninebark
ferus Planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Lamiales
Family
Rosaceae
Marantaceae
Genus
Physocarpus
Aphelandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Neillieae
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
-
Number of Species
203
1
27800
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