American Basswood

Pride of Barbados

About American Basswood and Pride of Barbados

American Basswood

Pride of Barbados

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Shrub

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Canada

Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Hardwood forests, Hillside, Tropical rainforest, Woods

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-89-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,520.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

760.00 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Yellow, Brown, Ivory

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bladder Infection, Cold, Cough, Diuretic, Fever, Headache, High blood pressure, Used as a sedative

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making musical instruments

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Shade Trees, Street Trees

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TILIA americana

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

7.2 Common Name

American Basswood

Pride of Barbados

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमेरिकी Basswood

Pride of Barbados

7.2.2 In German

amerikanischen Basswood

Stolz von Barbados

7.2.3 In French

tilleul d'Amérique

Fierté de la Barbade

7.2.4 In Spanish

tilo americano

Orgullo de Barbados

7.2.5 In Greek

Αμερικανός Basswood

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Basswood americano

Offs Pridi Varvias

7.2.7 In Polish

Amerykańska Lipa

Pridi offs Varvias

7.2.8 In Latin

American Basswood

Pridi offs Varvias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Tiliaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Tilia

Caesalpinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Tileae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Tilioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

30NA

1 27800

Properties of American Basswood and Pride of Barbados

Wondering what are the properties of American Basswood and Pride of Barbados? We provide you with everything About American Basswood and Pride of Barbados. American Basswood doesn't have thorns and Pride of Barbados doesn't have thorns. Also American Basswood does not have fragrant flowers. American Basswood has allergic reactions like Not Available and Pride of Barbados has allergic reactions like Not Available. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of American Basswood and Pride of Barbados and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of American Basswood and Pride of Barbados

Season and care of American Basswood and Pride of Barbados is important to know. While considering everything about American Basswood and Pride of Barbados Care, growing season is an essential factor. American Basswood season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Pride of Barbados season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for American Basswood is Clay, Loam and for Pride of Barbados is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for American Basswood is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Pride of Barbados is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

American Basswood and Pride of Barbados Physical Information

American Basswood and Pride of Barbados physical information is very important for comparison. American Basswood height is 1,520.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Pride of Barbados height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of American Basswood and Pride of Barbados are as follows:

American Basswood flower color: Light Yellow
American Basswood leaf color: Green
Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green

Care of American Basswood and Pride of Barbados

Care of American Basswood and Pride of Barbados include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. American Basswood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pride of Barbados pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer American Basswood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pride of Barbados needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.