Bluebeard

Carissa

About Bluebeard and Carissa

Bluebeard

Carissa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Carissa bispinosa, Carissa carandas

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.7 Habitat

Well Drained

Coastal Regions, Tropical regions

1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-11

0 99

2.2 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-9

2.3 Sunset Zone

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

H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

2.4 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Cushion/Mound-forming

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

3.1.3 Minimum Width

NA60.00 cm

0.1 6350

3.4 Plant Color

3.4.1 Flower Color

Blue Violet

White

3.5.1 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

4.1.1 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Light Red

4.2.2 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Dark Green

4.2.4 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Dark Green

4.2.5 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Dark Green

4.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

4.3 Shape

4.3.1 Leaf Shape

Rhomboid

Elliptic and Ovate

4.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

5 Season

5.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

5.3 Growing Conditions

5.3.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

6.1.1 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

6.2.1 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

6.3.1 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

6.4.2 Soil Drainage

Well drained

6.4.4 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

6.4.5 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

6.5 Tolerances

Drought

Shade areas

7 Care

7.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

7.3 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Vegetative Reproduction

7.4 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

7.5 Watering Plants

7.6.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

7.7.1 In Summer

Lots of watering

7.8.1 In Spring

Moderate

7.10.1 In Winter

Average Water

8.2 Soil

8.2.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

8.2.3 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

8.2.4 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

8.4 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

8.5 Pruning

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

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

8.7 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

8.8 Pests and Diseases

bees, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Insects, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Thripes, Whiteflies

8.9 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Drought and Wet Site, Variety of soil types

Shade areas

9 Facts

9.1 Flowers

Showy

9.2.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

9.4 Fruits

9.4.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

9.5.1 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

9.7 Fragrance

9.7.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

9.8.1 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

9.9.1 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

9.10.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

9.12 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

9.14 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

10.2 Foliage Texture

Medium

10.3 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

10.4 Evergreen

✔ ✘

10.6 Invasive

✔ ✘

10.7 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

10.9 Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

10.10 Allergy

Not Available

Toxic

11 Benefits

11.1 Uses

11.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bonsai, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

11.2.1 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

12.1.1 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

12.2.1 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion

12.3 Plant Benefits

12.3.2 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

12.3.3 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Fruits

12.3.5 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

12.4 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

12.5 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

12.6 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

13 Scientific Name

13.1 Botanical Name

CARYOPTERIS incana

CARISSA macrocarpa

14.2 Common Name

bluebeard you shu

Carissia

14.6.1 In Hindi

Bluebeard

Carissa

14.6.2 In German

Blaubart

carissa

14.7.1 In French

Bluebeard

carissa

14.8.1 In Spanish

Barba Azul

carissa

14.9.1 In Greek

Κυανοπώγωνα

carissa

14.9.2 In Portuguese

Barba Azul

carissa

14.10.1 In Polish

Sinobrody

carissa

14.11.1 In Latin

Bluebeard

carissa

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.2 Phylum

Streptophyta

Magnoliophyta

15.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

15.4 Order

Lamiales

Gentianales

15.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Apocynaceae

15.6 Genus

Caryopteris

Carissa

15.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

15.8 Tribe

Not Available

Carisseae

15.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Rauvolfioideae

15.10 Number of Species

7100

1 27800

Properties of Bluebeard and Carissa

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

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Season and Care of Bluebeard and Carissa

Season and care of Bluebeard and Carissa is important to know. While considering everything about Bluebeard and Carissa Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bluebeard season is Summer and Fall and Carissa season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Bluebeard is Loam, Sand and for Carissa is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bluebeard is Acidic, Neutral and for Carissa is Acidic, Neutral.

Bluebeard and Carissa Physical Information

Bluebeard and Carissa physical information is very important for comparison. Bluebeard height is 90.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Carissa height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Bluebeard and Carissa are as follows:

Bluebeard flower color: Blue Violet
Bluebeard leaf color: Gray Green
Carissa flower color: White
Carissa leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Bluebeard and Carissa

Care of Bluebeard and Carissa include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bluebeard pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Carissa pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bluebeard needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Carissa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.