Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Flowering Plants
Origin
Caribbean
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Types
Coccothrinax crinita
Perovskia atriplicifolia LACEY BLUE, Perovskia atriplicifolia ‘Rocketman’
Number of Varieties
2250
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Rainforest, Tropical regions, Woods
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USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
9-6
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
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
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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Lavender, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
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Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Silver
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in early spring, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Chlorosis, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Skin irritation, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Insect Repellent
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Treating fever
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Culinary use, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
COCCOTHRINAX crinita
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Common Name
Old Man Palm, Thatch Palm
Longin Russian Sage, Russian Sage
In Hindi
ओल्ड मैन पाम
Russian Sage
In German
Old Man Palm
russische Sage
In French
Old Man Palm
sabio ruso
In Spanish
Anciano de Palm
Sage ruso
In Greek
Γέρος Palm
Ρωσική Sage
In Portuguese
Old Man Palma
Sábio russo
In Polish
Stary Palm
rosyjski Sage
In Latin
Old Palm Man
Russian Sage
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Lamiales
Family
Arecaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Coccothrinax
Perovskia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cryosophileae
Mentheae
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
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Number of Species
1250
1
27800
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