1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Canary Islands, Southern Africa, Madagascar
Madagascar
1.4 Types
Not Available
Pachypodium boronii, Pachypodium brevicaule, Pachypodium rosulatum
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cold Regions, Dry areas, Rocky areas
gardens, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Pink, Coral
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green
Light Green, Purplish-black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green, Pink, Rose
Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Needs very little water
Water less during winter, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Poisonous, Skin cuts
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ALOE polyphylla
PACHYPODIUM geayi
7.2 Common Name
kroonaalwyn
lekhala kharetsa
spiral aloe
Madagaskar Palm
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
espiral de aloe
Pachypodium
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
aloe espiral
Narrowleaf estrela do deserto
7.2.7 In Polish
spirala aloesu
Wąskolistne pustyni gwiazdki
7.2.8 In Latin
Aloe spiralis
Pachypodium
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Malouetieae
8.9 Subfamily
Asphodeloideae
Apocynoideae
8.10 Number of Species