Life Span
Annual
Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Perennial
Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia
Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Turkey
Types
Pseudobombax ellipticum
Carillon, Temple Bells
Number of Varieties
25
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-113-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Lavender, Violet
Light Yellow, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lyrate-pinnatilobed
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings, Seperation
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
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
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike
Fertilizers
Self-fertile
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew
Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Blurred vision, Confusion, Depression, Diarrhea, Disorientation, drowsiness, Fainting, Halos around objects, Headache, Irregular or slow heartbeat, Lethargy, Loss of appetite, Low blood pressure, Nausea, Rash, Stomach pain, Vomiting, weakness
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
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Shoots
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a vegetable
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
EMILIA sonchifolia
DIGITALIS grandiflora
Common Name
Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush
Large Yellow Foxglove, Yellow Foxglove
In Hindi
Shaving Brush
पीला Foxglove
In German
Rasierpinsel
Gelber Fingerhut
In French
Blaireau
Digitale Jaune
In Spanish
Brocha de afeitar
Foxglove amarillo
In Greek
Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος
κίτρινο Foxglove
In Portuguese
Pincel de barba
Foxglove amarelo
In Polish
Pędzel do golenia
żółty naparstnica
In Latin
Tondenti Peniculus
Yellow Foxglove
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Scrophulariales
Family
Asteraceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Emilia
Digitalis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Senecioneae
-
Subfamily
Asteroideae
-
Number of Species
33026
1
27800
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