Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico
Mediterranean, Turkey
Types
Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm
Chionodoxa luciliae
Number of Varieties
120
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland
meadows, Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-153-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
365.76 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
White, Blue, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites
Bees, Flying insects
Allergy
Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BEAUCARNEA recurvata
CHIONODOXA
Common Name
Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm
Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow
In Hindi
Ponytail Palm
Chionodoxa
In German
Pferdeschwanz Palm
Chionodoxa
In French
Ponytail Palm
Chionodoxa
In Spanish
Cola de caballo de palma
Chionodoxa
In Greek
αλογοουρά παλάμη
Chionodoxa
In Portuguese
rabo- de palma
Chionodoxa
In Polish
kucyk palmowy
Chionodoxa
In Latin
ponytail palmarum
Chionodoxa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Platyhelminthes
Class
Liliopsida
Cestoda
Order
Asparagales
Liliales
Family
Liliaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Beaucarnea
Chionodoxa
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
-
Number of Species
106
1
27800
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