Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Succulent
Origin
Canary Islands
Southern Africa
Types
Echium pininana
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Number of Varieties
1080
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40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Alpine Meadows, Tropical Climate
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
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Sunset Zone
21,22
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Habit
Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Blue Violet
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Rosette
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
vegetative cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
-
-
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc., Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
ECHIUM pininana
HAWORTHIA
Common Name
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
Haworthia
In Hindi
Tree Echium
Echeveria
In German
Baum Aciam
Haworthia
In French
Arbre ACIAM
Haworthia
In Spanish
árbol Aciam
Haworthia
In Greek
δέντρο Aciam
Echeveria
In Portuguese
árvore Aciam
Haworthia
In Polish
drzewo Aciam
Haworsja
In Latin
lignum Aciam
Chaoorthia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Lamiales
Asparagales
Family
Boraginaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Echium
Haworthia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
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Asphodeloideae
Number of Species
60151
1
27800
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