Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Herbs
Tree
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, Turkey, Central Asia, Western Asia
Canary Islands
Types
-
Echium pininana
Number of Varieties
510
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-7
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
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
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.80 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gold, White, Yellow
Light Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gold, Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do not water from above
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Wildlife
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Astringent, Digestive, Laxative
-
Part of Plant Used
extracted oil, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
For making oil
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TANACETUM balsamita
ECHIUM pininana
Common Name
Beaver Tongue, Costmary, Lady's Herb, Painted Daisy
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
In Hindi
Painted Daisy
Tree Echium
In German
gemalt Gänseblümchen
Baum Aciam
In French
painted daisy
Arbre ACIAM
In Spanish
margarita pintada
árbol Aciam
In Greek
ζωγραφισμένα μαργαρίτα
δέντρο Aciam
In Portuguese
margarida pintada
árvore Aciam
In Polish
malowane stokrotka
drzewo Aciam
In Latin
picta primula
lignum Aciam
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Lamiales
Family
Asteraceae
Boraginaceae
Genus
Tanacetum
Echium
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
4060
1
27800
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