1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Palm or Cycad
1.3 Origin
South America, Argentina, Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
10-7
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Orange
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Blue Green, Gray
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Pinnate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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15% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Water 1 in. per week during the active growing period
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Diamond scale, Phytophthora, pink rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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20% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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2% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.5 Showy Bark
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28% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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2% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.9 Invasive
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No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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66% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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73% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Tree trunks
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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29% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Palm Garden Plants have it !
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6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Street Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BUTIA capitata
7.2 Common Name
Pindo Palm, South American Jelly Palm
7.2.1 In Hindi
Pindo Palm
7.2.2 In German
Pindo Palm
7.2.3 In French
Pindo Palm
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pindo Palm
7.2.5 In Greek
Pindo Palm
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Pindo Palm
7.2.7 In Polish
Pindo Palm
7.2.8 In Latin
Pindo Palm
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Anthophyta
8.3 Class
Monocotyledonae
8.4 Order
Arecales
8.5 Family
Arecaceae
8.6 Genus
Butea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species