Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
Texas, Mexico
Types
Akia Beruin Red, Ofada Rice, Topaz
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Number of Varieties
40000-
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40000
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Habitat
Muddy habitat
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1510-13
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12-9
Sunset Zone
-
23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
-45.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
22.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
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Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep plant submerged in water
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Winter
Consistently
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilize the soil before planting, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bacteria, Birds, fungus, Nematodes, Rats, Snails, Viruses
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Salt, Wet Site
Dry Conditions
Flowers
Insignificant
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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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Borders, Slopes hedging
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Energy, High blood pressure, Skin Disorders, Swelling
Eczema
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
wax
Other Uses
Starch, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ORYZA
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
Common Name
Rice
wax plant
In Hindi
चावल
Candelilla
In German
Reis
candelilla
In French
riz
candelilla
In Spanish
arroz
candelilla
In Greek
ρύζι
candelilla
In Portuguese
arroz
candelilla
In Polish
ryż
candelilla
In Latin
rice
candelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Euphorbiales
Family
Poaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Oryza
Euphorbia
Clade
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Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
25-
1
27800
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