Bilimbi

Dwarf Palmetto

About Bilimbi and Dwarf Palmetto

Bilimbi

Dwarf Palmetto

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

moist forests, Mountains

Floodplains, Lowland, River side, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

7-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-2

12-6

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

H1, H2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 64 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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1.5 Plant Color

1.5.1 Flower Color

Purple, Pink, Lavender

Ivory

1.5.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

1.5.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Chocolate, Black

1.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

1.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

1.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

1.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green

1.6 Shape

1.6.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Circular, dissected, long and linear

1.7 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

2 Season

2.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

2.2 Growing Conditions

2.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

2.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

2.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

2.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

2.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

2.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Summer

Early Summer

2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

2.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Wet Site, Salt

3 Care

3.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

3.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

3.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

3.4 Watering Plants

3.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

3.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

3.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

3.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

3.5 Soil

3.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

3.8 Fertilizers

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

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

3.9 Pests and Diseases

Nematodes, Red blotch, Trunk Rot

Insects

3.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

4 Facts

4.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

4.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

4.2 Fruits

4.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

4.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

4.3 Fragrance

4.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

4.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

4.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

4.10 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

4.12 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

4.13 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Attracts

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Birds

5.5 Allergy

Itchiness, Not Available, Sore Throat

Avoid during Pregnancy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cough, Haemorrhages, Laxative, Obesity, Tonic

Asthma, Baldness, Cold, Cough, Migraines, Sore throat

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, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Averrhoa bilimbi

SABAL minor

7.2 Common Name

Bilimbi, Mimbro

Bush Palmetto, Dwarf Palmetto, Little Blue Stem, Swamp Palmetto

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bilimbi

बौना पल्मेट्टो

7.2.2 In German

bilimbi

Zwerg Palmetto

7.2.3 In French

bilimbi

Palmetto nain

7.2.4 In Spanish

bilimbi

Palmetto enano

7.2.5 In Greek

bilimbi

Νάνος Palmetto

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bilimbi

Palmetto anão

7.2.7 In Polish

bilimbi

Dwarf Palmetto

7.2.8 In Latin

Rondo Beardtongue

Pumilio Palmetto

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Sabal

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Coryphoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Bilimbi and Dwarf Palmetto

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

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Season and Care of Bilimbi and Dwarf Palmetto

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

Bilimbi and Dwarf Palmetto Physical Information

Bilimbi and Dwarf Palmetto physical information is very important for comparison. Bilimbi height is 38.10 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Dwarf Palmetto height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Bilimbi and Dwarf Palmetto are as follows:

Bilimbi flower color: Purple, Pink and Lavender
Bilimbi leaf color: Green
Dwarf Palmetto flower color: Ivory
Dwarf Palmetto leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Bilimbi and Dwarf Palmetto

Care of Bilimbi and Dwarf Palmetto 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 Dwarf Palmetto pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bilimbi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dwarf Palmetto needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.