Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Herbs
Origin
Mexico
Eastern Europe, Mediterranean
Types
Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm
Calypso, Caribe
Number of Varieties
13
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland
River side, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
365.76 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long hair-like leaves
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Medium, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
fertilize in growing season, Water soluble fertilizers
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting
Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antioxidants, Nutrients, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits, Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
-
Used As Food, Used for flavoring in Liquors, dairy products, gelatins,puddings, meats, candies, etc., Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
BEAUCARNEA recurvata
CORIANDRUM sativum 'Delfino'
Common Name
Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm
Cilantro, Coriander
In Hindi
Ponytail Palm
धनिया
In German
Pferdeschwanz Palm
Koriander
In French
Ponytail Palm
Coriandre
In Spanish
Cola de caballo de palma
Cilantro
In Greek
αλογοουρά παλάμη
Κολίανδρο
In Portuguese
rabo- de palma
Coentro
In Polish
kucyk palmowy
Kolendra
In Latin
ponytail palmarum
coriandri album
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Embryophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Apiales
Family
Liliaceae
Apiaceae
Genus
Beaucarnea
Coriandrum
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Nolinoideae
-
Number of Species
10404
1
27800
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