Buddha's Hand

Chionodoxa

About Buddha's Hand and Chionodoxa

Buddha's Hand

Chionodoxa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

Mediterranean, Turkey

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Well Drained

meadows, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

370.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

White, Blue, Pink, Violet

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

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Early Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Cuttings

From bulbs, Seedlings

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

No Medicinal Use

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

CHIONODOXA

7.2 Common Name

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buddha's Hand Tree

Chionodoxa

7.2.2 In German

Buddhas Hand Baum

Chionodoxa

7.2.3 In French

Main de Bouddha Arbre

Chionodoxa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mano de Buda Árbol

Chionodoxa

7.2.5 In Greek

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

Chionodoxa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mão de Buda Árvore

Chionodoxa

7.2.7 In Polish

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

Chionodoxa

7.2.8 In Latin

Buddha manus Arbor

Chionodoxa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Platyhelminthes

8.3 Class

Not Available

Cestoda

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Chionodoxa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Buddha's Hand and Chionodoxa

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

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Season and Care of Buddha's Hand and Chionodoxa

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

Buddha's Hand and Chionodoxa Physical Information

Buddha's Hand and Chionodoxa physical information is very important for comparison. Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Chionodoxa height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Buddha's Hand and Chionodoxa are as follows:

Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Chionodoxa flower color: White, Blue, Pink and Violet
Chionodoxa leaf color: Green

Care of Buddha's Hand and Chionodoxa

Care of Buddha's Hand and Chionodoxa 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 Chionodoxa pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chionodoxa needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.