Life Span
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Origin
-
Types
-
Number of Varieties
120
Rank: 47 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-12
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
35.60 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
Pests and Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
✔
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44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
-
Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Rheumatism
Part of Plant Used
Rhizomes
Other Uses
Leaves used for wrapping food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
HOMALOMENA Wallisii
Common Name
Homalomena
In Hindi
Homalomena
In German
Homalomena
In French
Homalomena
In Spanish
Homalomena
In Greek
Homalomena
In Portuguese
homalomena
In Polish
Homalomena
In Latin
Homalomena
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Homalomena
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
122
Rank: 96 (Overall)
1
27800
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