Bottle Palm

Water Spinach

About Bottle Palm and Water Spinach

Bottle Palm

Water Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Madagascar

India

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hot climate regions, Humid climates, Loamy soils

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-158-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

370.00 cm12.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black

Green, Reddish Plum

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acicular

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs a lot of water initially

Requires regular watering

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves, Remove old, faded fronds

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Magnesium, Nitrogen, Potassium, slow-release fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bark beetles, Moth, Ring Rot, Rust, Scale

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Soil Compaction, Sun

Drought

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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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Flies, Mites, Woodpeckers

Birds, Hens

5.12 Allergy

drowsiness, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Decorating walls, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Farmland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin inflammation

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anemia, Chronic fatigue, Cyanide Poisoning, Digestion problems, Emmoiliant, Fights Depression, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Skin Disorders

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Tree trunks

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Biomass for fuel, For making oil, Jelly, Sometimes used for making wine, Traditionally considered as lucky plant, Used as Ornamental plant

Used in curries, soups, stews

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYOPHORBE lagenicaulis

IPOMOEA aquatica

7.2 Common Name

Bottle Palm

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Palm

Water Spinach

7.2.2 In German

Palme

Wasser-Spinat

7.2.3 In French

Paume

Épinards d'eau

7.2.4 In Spanish

Palma

La espinaca de agua

7.2.5 In Greek

Παλάμη

Σπανάκι νερό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Palma

Espinafre de água

7.2.7 In Polish

Palma

Szpinak wodny

7.2.8 In Latin

Vero

Water Spinach

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Archontophoenix

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Areceae

Ipomoeeae

8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

6500

1 27800

Properties of Bottle Palm and Water Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Bottle Palm and Water Spinach? We provide you with everything About Bottle Palm and Water Spinach. Bottle Palm doesn't have thorns and Water Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Bottle Palm does not have fragrant flowers. Bottle Palm has allergic reactions like drowsiness and Vomiting and Water Spinach has allergic reactions like drowsiness 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 Bottle Palm and Water Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bottle Palm and Water Spinach

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

Bottle Palm and Water Spinach Physical Information

Bottle Palm and Water Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Bottle Palm height is 370.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Bottle Palm and Water Spinach are as follows:

Bottle Palm flower color: White and Ivory
Bottle Palm leaf color: Green
Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green

Care of Bottle Palm and Water Spinach

Care of Bottle Palm and Water Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bottle Palm pruning is done Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves and Remove old, faded fronds and Water Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bottle Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Water Spinach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.