Buddha's Hand

Babaco

About Buddha's Hand and Babaco

Buddha's Hand

Babaco

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Fruit, Shrub

Origin

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

South America

Types

Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis

V. × heilbornii

Number of Varieties

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Well Drained

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-9

11-9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

300.00 cm150.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Purple

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Palmate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Cuttings

Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Fruits

Other Uses

Making Perfumes, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used in making champagne

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

Common Name

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

In Hindi

Buddha's Hand Tree

Babaco

In German

Buddhas Hand Baum

Babaco

In French

Main de Bouddha Arbre

Babaco

In Spanish

Mano de Buda Árbol

Babaco

In Greek

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

Babaco

In Portuguese

Mão de Buda Árvore

Babaco

In Polish

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

Babaco

In Latin

Buddha manus Arbor

Babaco

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Brassicales

Family

Rutaceae

Caricaceae

Genus

Citrus

Vasconcellea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Buddha's Hand and Babaco

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

Compare Fruits » More

Buddha's Hand and Orange

Buddha's Hand and Louisiana Orange

Buddha's Hand and Valencia Orange

» More Compare Fruits

Season and Care of Buddha's Hand and Babaco

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

Buddha's Hand and Babaco Physical Information

Buddha's Hand and Babaco physical information is very important for comparison. Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Buddha's Hand and Babaco are as follows:

Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Buddha's Hand and Babaco

Care of Buddha's Hand and Babaco include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Buddha's Hand pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Babaco pruning is done Remove shoots. In summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Babaco needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.