Babaco

Pot Marigold

About Babaco and Pot Marigold

Babaco

Pot Marigold

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit, Shrub

Flowering Plants

Origin

South America

Europe, Mediterranean

Types

V. × heilbornii

Kablouna Gold, Fiesta Gitana, Art Shades

Number of Varieties

030

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

11-9

6 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

A2, A3, H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm80.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

150.00 cm91.44 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Yellow, Orange, Bronze, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Palmate

Oblong-lanceolate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Early Autumn, Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Well drained

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Vegetative Reproduction

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Moist, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial shade

Pruning

Remove shoots

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Beetles, Butterflies, Flying insects

Allergy

Dizziness, Itchiness, Nausea, Skin rash, Swelling

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems, used as a dye

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders

Curing mumps and measles, Cuts, Reduces toothache, Surgical wounds, Throat infection, Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used in making champagne

Cosmetics, Sometimes used for making wine, Used as an insecticide, Used as essential oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in salads

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

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

Groundcover, Showy Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

CALENDULA officinalis

Common Name

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

Pot Marigold

In Hindi

Babaco

Pot Marigold

In German

Babaco

Ringelblume

In French

Babaco

pot Marigold

In Spanish

Babaco

Caléndula

In Greek

Babaco

καλέντουλα

In Portuguese

Babaco

pot Marigold

In Polish

Babaco

Pot Marigold

In Latin

Babaco

Zinnia Pot

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Asterales

Family

Caricaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Vasconcellea

Calendula

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

‎Calenduleae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

120

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Babaco and Pot Marigold

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

Compare Fruits » More

Babaco and Concord Grape

Babaco and Red Grapes

Babaco and Muscadine

» More Compare Fruits

Season and Care of Babaco and Pot Marigold

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

Babaco and Pot Marigold Physical Information

Babaco and Pot Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Pot Marigold height is 80.00 cm and width 91.44 cm. The color specification of Babaco and Pot Marigold are as follows:

Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Pot Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Bronze and Ivory
Pot Marigold leaf color: Green

Care of Babaco and Pot Marigold

Care of Babaco and Pot Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots and Pot Marigold pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Pot Marigold needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.