Babaco

Painted Fingernails

About Babaco and Painted Fingernails

Babaco

Painted Fingernails

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit, Shrub

Tender Perennial

Origin

South America

Brazil

Types

V. × heilbornii

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-9

Sunset Zone

H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm15.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

150.00 cm40.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Vegetative Reproduction

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Used in making champagne

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

Neoregelia spectabilis

Common Name

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

In Hindi

Babaco

painted fingernail

In German

Babaco

painted fingernail

In French

Babaco

Neoregelia spectabilis

In Spanish

Babaco

painted fingernail

In Greek

Babaco

painted fingernail

In Portuguese

Babaco

Painted fingernails

In Polish

Babaco

painted fingernail

In Latin

Babaco

Neoregelia spectabilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Brassicales

Bromeliales

Family

Caricaceae

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Vasconcellea

Neoregelia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Bromelioideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Babaco and Painted Fingernails

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

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Season and Care of Babaco and Painted Fingernails

Season and care of Babaco and Painted Fingernails is important to know. While considering everything about Babaco and Painted Fingernails Care, growing season is an essential factor. Babaco season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Painted Fingernails season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Babaco is Loam, Sand and for Painted Fingernails is Sand while the PH of soil for Babaco is Acidic, Neutral and for Painted Fingernails is .

Babaco and Painted Fingernails Physical Information

Babaco and Painted Fingernails physical information is very important for comparison. Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Babaco and Painted Fingernails are as follows:

Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green

Care of Babaco and Painted Fingernails

Care of Babaco and Painted Fingernails include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots and Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Babaco needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Painted Fingernails needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.