Buddha's Hand

Calla Lily

About Buddha's Hand and Calla Lily

Buddha's Hand

Calla Lily

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Bulb, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

South Africa, Swaziland

1.4 Types

Not Available

Passionfruit, Fire glow, Gem rose, Blaze, Crystal blush

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Rank: 65 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Well Drained

Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

8-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

10-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2a, 2b, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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370.00 cm

Rank: 66 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 96 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Arrowhead

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Autumn, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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35% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Cuttings

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires a lot of 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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

4.7 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

Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Armillaria mellea, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Pythium rot, Rhizoctonia crown rot, Root rot, Thripes

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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85% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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37% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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22% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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40% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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18% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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55% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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13% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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51% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Diarrhea, Intestinal gas, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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66% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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32% Summer Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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6.5 Garden Design

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

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

Zantedeschia Aethiopica

7.2 Common Name

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

Calla Lily

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buddha's Hand Tree

Calla Lily

7.2.2 In German

Buddhas Hand Baum

Calla-Lilien-

7.2.3 In French

Main de Bouddha Arbre

Lys calla

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mano de Buda Árbol

Cala

7.2.5 In Greek

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

Calla κρίνος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mão de Buda Árvore

Calla

7.2.7 In Polish

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

Calla Lily

7.2.8 In Latin

Buddha manus Arbor

Calla Lilium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Alismatales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Zantedeschia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Zantedeschieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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About Calla Lily

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Buddha's Hand and Calla Lily

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

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Season and Care of Buddha's Hand and Calla Lily

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

Buddha's Hand and Calla Lily Physical Information

Buddha's Hand and Calla Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Calla Lily height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Buddha's Hand and Calla Lily are as follows:

Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Calla Lily flower color: Blue, Dark Purple, Light Purple, Red and White
Calla Lily leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Buddha's Hand and Calla Lily

Care of Buddha's Hand and Calla Lily 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 Calla Lily pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Calla Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.