1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Mexico
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Grassland
Mountains
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
457.20 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
365.76 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Narrow Oblong
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
1.1 Soil
1.1.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
1.2.1 Soil Type
1.3.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
1.5 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
1.6 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
1.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, Water soluble fertilizers
1.9 Pests and Diseases
1.10 Plant Tolerance
2 Facts
2.1 Flowers
2.2.2 Flower Petal Number
2.3 Fruits
2.3.1 Showy Fruit
2.5.1 Edible Fruit
2.8 Fragrance
2.8.1 Fragrant Flower
2.9.1 Fragrant Fruit
2.9.2 Fragrant Leaf
2.9.3 Fragrant Bark/Stem
2.10 Showy Foliage
2.11 Showy Bark
2.12 Foliage Texture
2.13 Foliage Sheen
2.14 Evergreen
2.15 Invasive
2.16 Self-Sowing
2.17 Attracts
Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites
Flying insects, Not Available
2.18 Allergy
Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting
no allergic reactions
3 Benefits
3.1 Uses
3.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
3.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Improve skin condition
3.1.3 Edible Uses
3.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification, Food for insects, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
3.2 Plant Benefits
3.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Diarrhea, Eczema, Indigestion, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
3.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Whole plant
3.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
3.3 Used As Indoor Plant
3.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
3.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Edible
4 Scientific Name
4.1 Botanical Name
BEAUCARNEA recurvata
EUPHORBIA hypericifolia
4.2 Common Name
Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm
Canchalagua, Hypericum-leaved Spurge, Leche-leche
4.2.1 In Hindi
Ponytail Palm
Canchalagua
4.2.2 In German
Pferdeschwanz Palm
Canchalagua
4.2.3 In French
Ponytail Palm
canchalangua
4.2.4 In Spanish
Cola de caballo de palma
canchalagua
4.2.5 In Greek
αλογοουρά παλάμη
Canchalagua
4.2.6 In Portuguese
rabo- de palma
Canchalagua
4.2.7 In Polish
kucyk palmowy
Canchalagua
4.2.8 In Latin
ponytail palmarum
Canchalagua
5 Classification
5.1 Kingdom
5.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Spermatophyta
5.3 Class
5.4 Order
5.5 Family
5.6 Genus
5.7 Clade
Angiosperms
Not Available
5.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
5.9 Subfamily
Nolinoideae
Not Available
5.10 Number of Species