American Chestnut

Blue Lotus

About American Chestnut and Blue Lotus

American Chestnut

Blue Lotus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Herbs

1.3 Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada

Eastern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Deciduous forests, Forest margins

Lowland, Ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,830.00 cm80.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

2,130.00 cm40.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Gold, Light Green, Light Yellow, White

Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Sienna, Chocolate

Light Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Yellow green, Gold

Green, Orange, Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Toothed

Broadly Ovate

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

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer

Early Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

In Water, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Plant grows in water

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut back all stems to the same height, Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost, General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Chestnut Blight

Lily Beetle, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Bees, Birds, Deers

Aphids, White bugs

5.12 Allergy

conjunctivitis, Vomiting

Diabetes, Nausea

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Hanging Basket, 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, Wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Cough, Sore throat, Swelling

Anxiety, Combats Stress, Diarrhea, Improve circulation, increase memory, Soothing and relieving pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Sap, Wood

Leaves, Root, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decorative veneers, flooring, paneling, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CASTANEA dentata

Nymphaea caerulea

7.2 Common Name

American Chestnut

Blue Lotus, Blue Egyptian lotus

7.2.1 In Hindi

अमेरिकी शाहबलूत

ब्लू लोटस

7.2.2 In German

Amerikanische Kastanie

Blue Lotus

7.2.3 In French

Châtaignier d'Amérique

Blue Lotus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Castanea dentata

Blue Lotus

7.2.5 In Greek

american καστανιάς

Blue Lotus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

castanea americana

Blue Lotus

7.2.7 In Polish

Kasztan amerykański

Blue Lotus

7.2.8 In Latin

English castaneis

Blue Lotus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fagales

Nymphaeales

8.5 Family

Fagaceae

Nymphaeaceae

8.6 Genus

Castanea

Nymphaea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of American Chestnut and Blue Lotus

Wondering what are the properties of American Chestnut and Blue Lotus? We provide you with everything About American Chestnut and Blue Lotus. American Chestnut doesn't have thorns and Blue Lotus doesn't have thorns. Also American Chestnut does not have fragrant flowers. American Chestnut has allergic reactions like conjunctivitis and Vomiting and Blue Lotus has allergic reactions like conjunctivitis and Vomiting. 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 Chestnut and Blue Lotus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of American Chestnut and Blue Lotus

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

American Chestnut and Blue Lotus Physical Information

American Chestnut and Blue Lotus physical information is very important for comparison. American Chestnut height is 1,830.00 cm and width 2,130.00 cm whereas Blue Lotus height is 80.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of American Chestnut and Blue Lotus are as follows:

American Chestnut flower color: Gold, Light Green, Light Yellow and White
American Chestnut leaf color: Green
Blue Lotus flower color: Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow and Yellow green
Blue Lotus leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of American Chestnut and Blue Lotus

Care of American Chestnut and Blue Lotus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. American Chestnut pruning is done Cut back all stems to the same height, Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Lotus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer American Chestnut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.