Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas
Australia
Types
-
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Number of Varieties
10700
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-119-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 4
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm32.81 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Orange, Lavender, Plum
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Brown, Chocolate
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Moist, Sandy
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Loam, Moist, Sandy
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black dye
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket
-
Botanical Name
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
Eucalyptus
Common Name
Ram's Horn
Eucalyptus
In Hindi
Proboscidea louisianica
नीलगिरी
In German
Proboscidea louisianica
Eukalyptus
In French
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
Eucalyptus
In Spanish
louisianica PROBOSCIDEA
Eucalipto
In Greek
proboscidea louisianica
ευκάλυπτος
In Portuguese
proboscidea louisianica
Eucalipto
In Polish
Proboscidea louisianica
Eukaliptus
In Latin
proboscidea louisianica
Eucalyptus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Myrtales
Family
Pedaliaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Proboscidea
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
-
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
5700
1
27800
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