Buddha's Hand

Quince

About Buddha's Hand and Quince

Buddha's Hand

Quince

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

Central Asia, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Well Drained

Forests, gardens, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

370.00 cm300.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

White, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow

Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Cuttings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

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

Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Clay, 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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant, 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

Scale

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

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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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Pneumonia, Ulcers

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Culinary use, Used As Food

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, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

CYDONIA oblonga

7.2 Common Name

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

Quince

7.2.1 In Hindi

Buddha's Hand Tree

श्रीफल

7.2.2 In German

Buddhas Hand Baum

Quitte

7.2.3 In French

Main de Bouddha Arbre

Coing

7.2.4 In Spanish

Mano de Buda Árbol

Membrillo

7.2.5 In Greek

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

Κυδώνι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mão de Buda Árvore

Marmelo

7.2.7 In Polish

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

Pigwa

7.2.8 In Latin

Buddha manus Arbor

Quince

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

8.3 Class

Not Available

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Citrus

Cydonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Maleae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Amygdaloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Buddha's Hand and Quince

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

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Season and Care of Buddha's Hand and Quince

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

Buddha's Hand and Quince Physical Information

Buddha's Hand and Quince physical information is very important for comparison. Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Quince height is 300.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Buddha's Hand and Quince are as follows:

Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Quince flower color: White and Light Pink
Quince leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Buddha's Hand and Quince

Care of Buddha's Hand and Quince 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 Quince pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant and Remove deadheads. In summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Quince needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.