Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa
Types
Pseudobombax ellipticum
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Number of Varieties
230
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Broad-Leaved Forests, Open areas, Suburban areas, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-119-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
10-1
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Lavender, Violet
Light Green, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Brown
Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lyrate-pinnatilobed
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Self-fertile
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Shoots
Bark
Other Uses
Used as a vegetable
Wood is used for making furniture, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
EMILIA sonchifolia
AFROCARPUS gracilior
Common Name
Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush
East African Yellowwood, Fern Pine
In Hindi
Shaving Brush
फर्न पाइन
In German
Rasierpinsel
Fern Pinien
In French
Blaireau
pin Fern
In Spanish
Brocha de afeitar
pino helecho
In Greek
Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος
Fern πεύκο
In Portuguese
Pincel de barba
pinho Fern
In Polish
Pędzel do golenia
Fern sosna
In Latin
Tondenti Peniculus
Fern pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Asterales
Pinales
Family
Asteraceae
Podocarpaceae
Genus
Emilia
Afrocarpus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Senecioneae
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Subfamily
Asteroideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
3306
1
27800
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