1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
Eastern Asia
1.4 Types
Nilambur teak, Adilabad teak
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hillside, tropical environments
High elevation
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2,740.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Tan, Sandy Brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Red, Burgundy, Silver
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Light Frost
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season
Never Over-water
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning
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
Pests and diseases free
Fungal leaf spots
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
Birds, Woodpeckers
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Eye irritation, Red eyes
Diarrhea, Stomach pain
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics
Skin irritation
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Inflammation, Swelling
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root bark
Root, Root bark
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in construction, Used in pencil industry, Wood is used for making furniture
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Container, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
TECTONA grandis
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'
7.2 Common Name
East Indian Oak, Teak
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Agaricomycetes
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species