Bishop's Weed

Adam's Needle

About Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle

Bishop's Weed

Adam's Needle

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Southeastern United States

Types

Aegopodium podagraria

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties

1015

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, Well Drained

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-154-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

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

90.00 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small oblong

Long Linear

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Rich

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Weather protection

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Digestive disorders, Psoriasis, Reduces toothache, Vitiligo

Part of Plant Used

Root, Seeds

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Edible syrup, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border

Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AMMI majus

Yucca filamentosa

Common Name

Bishop's Weed, Bullwort

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

In Hindi

बिशप निराना

Adam's needle

In German

Bischofs Unkraut

Fädige Palmlilie

In French

la mauvaise herbe de l'évêque

Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish

biznaga

Yucca filamentosa

In Greek

ζιζανίων επισκόπου

Adam's Needle

In Portuguese

erva daninha do Bispo

Adam's Needle

In Polish

chwastów biskupa

Jukka karolińska

In Latin

Episcopi viriditas

Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Apiales

Liliales

Family

Apiaceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Trachyspermum

Yucca

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Agavoideae

Number of Species

7530

1 27800

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Properties of Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle

Wondering what are the properties of Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle? We provide you with everything About Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle. Bishop's Weed doesn't have thorns and Adam's Needle doesn't have thorns. Also Bishop's Weed does not have fragrant flowers. Bishop's Weed has allergic reactions like Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation and Vomiting and Adam's Needle has allergic reactions like Headache, Hyperacidity, Liver disease, Nausea, Skin irritation 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 Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle

Season and care of Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle is important to know. While considering everything about Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bishop's Weed season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Adam's Needle season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Bishop's Weed is Loam, Sand and for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bishop's Weed is Neutral and for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Bishop's Weed height is 90.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Bishop's Weed flower color: White
Bishop's Weed leaf color: Green and Light Green
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle

Care of Bishop's Weed and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bishop's Weed pruning is done Prune after flowering and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bishop's Weed needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.