Buddha's Hand

Cleome serrulata

About Buddha's Hand and Cleome serrulata

Buddha's Hand

Cleome serrulata

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fruit

Herbs, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

South America, Argentina, Brazil

1.4 Types

Not Available

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Well Drained

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

3-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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370.00 cm

Rank: 66 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

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

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Small elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Cold climate

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Cuttings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

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

Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full 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 or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Insects, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual 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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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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22% Annual 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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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

Fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, 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, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Edible, Herb

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

7.2 Common Name

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

Cleome, Spider Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buddha's Hand Tree

Cleome serrulata

7.2.2 In German

Buddhas Hand Baum

Cleome serrulata

7.2.3 In French

Main de Bouddha Arbre

Cleome serrulata

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mano de Buda Árbol

serrulata cleome

7.2.5 In Greek

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

Cleome serrulata

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mão de Buda Árvore

serrulata Cleome

7.2.7 In Polish

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

cleome serrulata

7.2.8 In Latin

Buddha manus Arbor

Cleome serrulata

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Cleomaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Cleome

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Buddha's Hand and Cleome serrulata

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

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Season and Care of Buddha's Hand and Cleome serrulata

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

Buddha's Hand and Cleome serrulata Physical Information

Buddha's Hand and Cleome serrulata physical information is very important for comparison. Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Buddha's Hand and Cleome serrulata are as follows:

Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green

Care of Buddha's Hand and Cleome serrulata

Care of Buddha's Hand and Cleome serrulata 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 Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cleome serrulata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.