Bilimbi

Creeping Mazus

About Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus

Bilimbi

Creeping Mazus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southeastern Asia, Nepal

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

moist forests, Mountains

Coastal Regions, Cold Regions, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-95-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Mat-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

38.10 cm250.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.4 Minimum Width

25.40 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.3 Plant Color

2.3.1 Flower Color

Purple, Pink, Lavender

White, Blue Violet

2.4.1 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.4.2 Fruit Color

Brown

Not Available

2.5.1 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.5.2 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.6.1 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.6.2 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.7 Shape

2.7.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Lance shaped

2.8 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, 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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Compost

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Nematodes, Red blotch, Trunk Rot

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Butterflies, Insects

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Not Available, Sore Throat

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser, Remove blemishes, Removes pimples

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, soil stabilisation

Air purification, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Haemorrhages, Laxative, Obesity, Tonic

Cough

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Culinary use

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Averrhoa bilimbi

MAZUS reptans

7.2 Common Name

Bilimbi, Mimbro

Creeping Mazus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bilimbi

जीव Mazus

7.2.2 In German

bilimbi

Creeping Mazus

7.2.3 In French

bilimbi

Creeping Mazus

7.2.4 In Spanish

bilimbi

arrastramiento Mazus

7.2.5 In Greek

bilimbi

υφέρπουσα Mazus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bilimbi

Creeping Mazus

7.2.7 In Polish

bilimbi

Creeping Mazus

7.2.8 In Latin

Rondo Beardtongue

reptilia Alba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Mazus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Mimuleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Mimuloideae

8.10 Number of Species

12NA

1 27800

Properties of Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus

Wondering what are the properties of Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus? We provide you with everything About Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus. Bilimbi doesn't have thorns and Creeping Mazus doesn't have thorns. Also Bilimbi does not have fragrant flowers. Bilimbi has allergic reactions like Itchiness, Not Available and Sore Throat and Creeping Mazus has allergic reactions like Itchiness, Not Available and Sore Throat. 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 Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus

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

Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus Physical Information

Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus physical information is very important for comparison. Bilimbi height is 38.10 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Creeping Mazus height is 250.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus are as follows:

Bilimbi flower color: Purple, Pink and Lavender
Bilimbi leaf color: Green
Creeping Mazus flower color: White and Blue Violet
Creeping Mazus leaf color: Green

Care of Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus

Care of Bilimbi and Creeping Mazus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bilimbi pruning is done cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Creeping Mazus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bilimbi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Mazus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.