Life Span
Biennial and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
South America, Southeastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Types
-
Cabbage palm, Good luck plant, Ti plant
Number of Varieties
525
0
40000
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Habitat
waste ground, wastelands
Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest edges, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-99-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
-
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
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Black
White, Red, Blue, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Burgundy
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, In Late summer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Pitch canker, Red blotch
Caterpillars, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Stomach burn
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Blood purifying, Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac
Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Root
Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PASTINACA sativa
CORDYLINE
Common Name
Parsnip
Cordyline
In Hindi
चुकंदर
Cordyline
In German
Pastinake
Cordyline
In French
Panais
cordyline
In Spanish
Chirivía
cordyline
In Greek
Είδος δαυκίου
Cordyline
In Portuguese
cherivia
Cordyline
In Polish
Pasternak
Cordyline
In Latin
parsnip
Cordyline
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Apiales
Asparagales
Family
Apiaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Abelia
Cordyline
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Lomandroideae
Number of Species
2024
1
27800
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