Blue Lotus

Chinese Tallow

About Blue Lotus and Chinese Tallow

Blue Lotus

Chinese Tallow

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa

Eastern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Not Available

Candleberry tree

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Lowland, Ponds

Saline Soils, Upland, Upland soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-118-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10-8

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

80.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

40.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow, Yellow green

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

White, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Orange, Yellow

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Broadly Ovate

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction

Cold climate, Drought, Pollution, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Plant grows in water

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Lily Beetle, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects

Insects, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought, Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, White bugs

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Diabetes, Nausea

Nausea, Toxic, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for insects, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Soil protection, soil stabilisation, Used to establish native woodland, Very little waste, Wildlife, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Combats Stress, Diarrhea, Improve circulation, increase memory, Soothing and relieving pain

Boils

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Stem

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Traditional medicine, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Water Gardens

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Nymphaea caerulea

TRIADICA sebifera

7.2 Common Name

Blue Lotus, Blue Egyptian lotus

Chinese Tallow

7.2.1 In Hindi

ब्लू लोटस

चीनी तेल

7.2.2 In German

Blue Lotus

chinesisch Talg

7.2.3 In French

Blue Lotus

chinesisch Talg

7.2.4 In Spanish

Blue Lotus

suif chinois

7.2.5 In Greek

Blue Lotus

κινέζικο ζωικό λίπος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Blue Lotus

sebo chinesa

7.2.7 In Polish

Blue Lotus

chiński łój

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue Lotus

Chinese adipe

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Nymphaeales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Nymphaeaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Nymphaea

Triadica

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Hippomaneae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Euphorbioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Lotus and Chinese Tallow

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

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Season and Care of Blue Lotus and Chinese Tallow

Season and care of Blue Lotus and Chinese Tallow is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Lotus and Chinese Tallow Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Lotus season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Chinese Tallow season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Blue Lotus is Clay, Loam and for Chinese Tallow is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Blue Lotus is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Chinese Tallow is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Blue Lotus and Chinese Tallow Physical Information

Blue Lotus and Chinese Tallow physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Lotus height is 80.00 cm and width 40.00 cm whereas Chinese Tallow height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Lotus and Chinese Tallow are as follows:

Blue Lotus flower color: Blue, Dark Blue, Yellow and Yellow green
Blue Lotus leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Chinese Tallow flower color: Yellow
Chinese Tallow leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Lotus and Chinese Tallow

Care of Blue Lotus and Chinese Tallow include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Lotus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chinese Tallow pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Blue Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Tallow needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.