Blue Sedge

Malabar nut

About Blue Sedge and Malabar nut

Blue Sedge

Malabar nut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Herbs, Perennial

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Western Europe

South-Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Grassland, moorlands

Semi desert, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

12 - 9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

Not Available

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Gray

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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 Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Brown Spots, Galls

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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22% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Wildlife

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Insect Repellent

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for Landscaping

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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47% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAREX flacca

Justicia adhatoda

7.2 Common Name

blue sedge, gray carex, glaucous sedge, carnation-grass

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

7.2.1 In Hindi

ब्लू सेज

अडुळसा, अडुसा

7.2.2 In German

Blau-Segge

Indisches Lungenkraut

7.2.3 In French

Bleu carex

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.4 In Spanish

azul de la juncia

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.5 In Greek

μπλε σπαθόχορτο

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.6 In Portuguese

azul Sedge

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.7 In Polish

niebieski turzyca

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.8 In Latin

blue Sedge

Justicia adhatoda

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Cyperaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Carex

Justicia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Justicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Acanthoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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2000

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658

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Properties of Blue Sedge and Malabar nut

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

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Season and Care of Blue Sedge and Malabar nut

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

Blue Sedge and Malabar nut Physical Information

Blue Sedge and Malabar nut physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Sedge height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Blue Sedge and Malabar nut are as follows:

Blue Sedge flower color: Yellow green
Blue Sedge leaf color: Blue Green, Gray Green and Gray
Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Blue Sedge and Malabar nut

Care of Blue Sedge and Malabar nut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Sedge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Sedge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.