Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Houseplant, Tender Perennial
Shrub
Origin
Central America, South America
China, Japan
Types
Aphelandra squarrosa
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Number of Varieties
4530
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
H2
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
White, Dark Green, Light Yellow
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Rhomboid
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Stem Planting
Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Needs less watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Regular watering required
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types
Flowers
-
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Butterflies
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Increases moisture in air, Indoor Air Purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Foundation, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CALATHEA zebrina
CARYOPTERIS incana
Common Name
Zebra Plant
bluebeard
you shu
In Hindi
Zebra Plant
Bluebeard
In German
Zebra Plant
Blaubart
In French
Zebra usine
Bluebeard
In Spanish
Zebra Plant
Barba Azul
In Greek
Zebra Εργοστάσιο
Κυανοπώγωνα
In Portuguese
Planta da zebra
Barba Azul
In Polish
Zebra roślin
Sinobrody
In Latin
ferus Planta
Bluebeard
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Lamiales
Lamiales
Family
Marantaceae
Verbenaceae
Genus
Aphelandra
Caryopteris
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
37
1
27800
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