Life Span
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Origin
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia
Types
Pseudobombax ellipticum
Number of Varieties
2
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lyrate-pinnatilobed
Thorns
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6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Self-fertile
Pests and Diseases
Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
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15% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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71% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Shoots
Other Uses
Used as a vegetable
Used As Indoor Plant
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33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Mixed Border
Botanical Name
EMILIA sonchifolia
Common Name
Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush
In Hindi
Shaving Brush
In German
Rasierpinsel
In French
Blaireau
In Spanish
Brocha de afeitar
In Greek
Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος
In Portuguese
Pincel de barba
In Polish
Pędzel do golenia
In Latin
Tondenti Peniculus
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Emilia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Senecioneae
Subfamily
Asteroideae
Number of Species
330
Rank: 54 (Overall)
1
27800
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