Bougainvillea

Wood Apple

About Bougainvillea and Wood Apple

Bougainvillea

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Brasilensis, Easter Parade, Formosa, Rosenka (Orange), James Walker, Jubilee Showlady, Barbara Karst, Elizabeth Angus

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

300NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rainforest, Tropical rainforest

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-11

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

76.20 cm800.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

910.00 cm900.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Gold, Magenta

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Green

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Tubular

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Do not water excessively

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in the late winter or spring, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Root rot, Whiteflies

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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

Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Itchiness, Skin rash

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BOUGAINVILLEA 'Helen Johnson'

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Bougainvillea

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bougainvillea

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Bougainvillea

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

Bougainvilliers

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bougainvillea

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

Bougainvillea

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bougainvillea

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Bugenwilli

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Bougainvillea

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Nyctaginaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Bougainvillea

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

181

1 27800

Properties of Bougainvillea and Wood Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Bougainvillea and Wood Apple? We provide you with everything About Bougainvillea and Wood Apple. Bougainvillea doesn't have thorns and Wood Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Bougainvillea does not have fragrant flowers. Bougainvillea has allergic reactions like Itchiness and Skin rash and Wood Apple has allergic reactions like Itchiness and Skin rash. 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 Bougainvillea and Wood Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bougainvillea and Wood Apple

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

Bougainvillea and Wood Apple Physical Information

Bougainvillea and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Bougainvillea height is 76.20 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Bougainvillea and Wood Apple are as follows:

Bougainvillea flower color: Gold and Magenta
Bougainvillea leaf color: Dark Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Bougainvillea and Wood Apple

Care of Bougainvillea and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bougainvillea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in the late winter or spring, Prune prior to new growth, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bougainvillea needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.