Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Houseplant, Tender Perennial
Tree
Origin
Central America, South America
United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Aphelandra squarrosa
The White Oaks, Chestnut Oak, Bur Oak
Number of Varieties
4512
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
7-1
Sunset Zone
H2
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm2,499.36 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm792.48 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Pink, Sienna
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Red, Purple, Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
White, Dark Green, Light Yellow
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Y-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy, Moist, Sandy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Stem Planting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water more in summer
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
Clay, 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
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove short branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Hummingbirds, Squirrels, Woodpeckers
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Increases moisture in air, Indoor Air Purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
Air freshner, Grown for shade, Used as firewood, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CALATHEA zebrina
QUERCUS ellipsoidalis
Common Name
Zebra Plant
Northern Pin Oak
In Hindi
Zebra Plant
Pin Oak
In German
Zebra Plant
Pin-Eichen
In French
Zebra usine
Pin Oak
In Spanish
Zebra Plant
pin Oak
In Greek
Zebra Εργοστάσιο
pin Oak
In Portuguese
Planta da zebra
Pin Oak
In Polish
Zebra roślin
pin Oak
In Latin
ferus Planta
Quercus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Fagales
Family
Marantaceae
Fagaceae
Genus
Aphelandra
Quercus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3207
1
27800
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