Camellia

Cocoa Plant

About Camellia and Cocoa Plant

Camellia

Cocoa Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

Camellia japonica, Camellia oleifera, Camellia sasanqua

Criollo, Forastero, Trinitario

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

30003

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Hillside

Lowland, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-911-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

300.00 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm370.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson, Dark Red

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Gold, Burgundy, Dark Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Dark Green, Pink, Copper

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Dark Green, Copper

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Broad, Unlobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Keep ground moist, 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove short branches

Prune to stimulate growth, Prune twice a year, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Ammonia sulphate, Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Borers, Insects, Phytophthora, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Shade areas, Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Diabetes, Diarrhea

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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

Diabetes, Weight loss

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Asthma, Cancer, Cardiovascular problems, constipation, High cholestrol, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in making beverages

Employed in herbal medicine, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages

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, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMELLIA japonica 'Brooks'

THEOBROMA cacao

7.2 Common Name

Tea plant, Tea shrub

Cacao, Chocolate, Cocoa

7.2.1 In Hindi

चाय के पौधे

कोको संयंत्र

7.2.2 In German

Camellia Pflanzen

Kakaopflanze

7.2.3 In French

Camélia

usine de cacao

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camelia

planta del cacao

7.2.5 In Greek

Καμέλια

φυτό του κακάο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camélia

planta do cacau

7.2.7 In Polish

Kamelia

Kakao roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Camellia

Cocos herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Theaceae

Sterculiaceae

8.6 Genus

Camellia

Theobroma

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Theobromeae

8.9 Subfamily

Theeae, Theoideae

Byttneroideae

8.10 Number of Species

25022

1 27800

Properties of Camellia and Cocoa Plant

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

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Season and Care of Camellia and Cocoa Plant

Season and care of Camellia and Cocoa Plant is important to know. While considering everything about Camellia and Cocoa Plant Care, growing season is an essential factor. Camellia season is Spring and Winter and Cocoa Plant season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Camellia is Loam and for Cocoa Plant is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Camellia is Acidic, Neutral and for Cocoa Plant is Acidic, Neutral.

Camellia and Cocoa Plant Physical Information

Camellia and Cocoa Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Camellia height is 300.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Cocoa Plant height is 610.00 cm and width 370.00 cm. The color specification of Camellia and Cocoa Plant are as follows:

Camellia flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson and Dark Red
Camellia leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green
Cocoa Plant flower color: White
Cocoa Plant leaf color: Light Green, Dark Green, Pink and Copper

Care of Camellia and Cocoa Plant

Care of Camellia and Cocoa Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camellia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove short branches and Cocoa Plant pruning is done Prune to stimulate growth, Prune twice a year, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Camellia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cocoa Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.