Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
-
Eastern Asia, China
Types
Switchgrass
Candleberry tree
Number of Varieties
4505
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Saline Soils, Upland, Upland soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-8
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm600.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
White, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Red, Orange
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Cold climate, Drought, Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Moist
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Flowers
-
Insignificant
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
-
Allergy
-
Nausea, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for insects, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Soil protection, soil stabilisation, Used to establish native woodland, Very little waste, Wildlife, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Boils
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PANICUM
TRIADICA sebifera
Common Name
Panicum
Chinese Tallow
In Hindi
panikom
चीनी तेल
In German
panikom
chinesisch Talg
In French
panikom
chinesisch Talg
In Spanish
panikom
suif chinois
In Greek
Panicum
κινέζικο ζωικό λίπος
In Portuguese
Panicum
sebo chinesa
In Polish
Panicum
chiński łój
In Latin
Panicum
Chinese adipe
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Malpighiales
Family
Poaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Panicum
Triadica
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Hippomaneae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
450100
1
27800
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