Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Shrub
Origin
Southeastern Asia
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Nilambur teak, Adilabad teak
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Number of Varieties
540
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, tropical environments
Wild
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-158-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
10-8
Sunset Zone
H1, H2
10, 11, 12, 13
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2,740.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
Hot Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Tan, Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water daily during growing season
occasional watering once established
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
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
Birds, Woodpeckers
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Eye irritation, Red eyes
poisonous if ingested
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Inflammation, Swelling
constipation, Stomach pain, Swelling, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root bark
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used in construction, Used in pencil industry, Wood is used for making furniture
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
TECTONA grandis
PENSTEMON parryi
Common Name
East Indian Oak, Teak
Parry's Beardtongue
In Hindi
सागौन
penstemon parryi
In German
Teak
penstemon parryi
In French
Teak
penstemon parryi
In Spanish
Teak
parryi penstemon
In Greek
Teak
penstemon parryi
In Portuguese
Teak
parryi penstemon
In Polish
Teak
penstemon parryi
In Latin
Teak
Persicaria californicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Lamiales
Family
Verbenaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Tectona
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
51
1
27800
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