Camellia

Mondo Grass

About Camellia and Mondo Grass

Camellia

Mondo Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Perennial

1.3 Origin

China, Japan, Korea

Japan

1.4 Types

Camellia japonica, Camellia oleifera, Camellia sasanqua

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3000NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Hillside

Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-96-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-7

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

300.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm2.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

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

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Indigo, Dark Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong elliptic

Grass like

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

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

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Root Division

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

Regular watering during dry periods

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

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove short branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

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

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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

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

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Borders

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

Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

useful as a ground cover

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

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAMELLIA japonica 'Brooks'

OPHIOPOGON japonicus

7.2 Common Name

Tea plant, Tea shrub

Mondo grass, lily turf, snakebeard

7.2.1 In Hindi

चाय के पौधे

Mondo Grass

7.2.2 In German

Camellia Pflanzen

Mondo Grass

7.2.3 In French

Camélia

Mondo Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Camelia

Ophiopogon planiscapus

7.2.5 In Greek

Καμέλια

Mondo Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Camélia

Mondo Grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Kamelia

Mondo Grass

7.2.8 In Latin

Camellia

Mondo Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Theaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Camellia

Ophiopogon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Theeae, Theoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Camellia and Mondo Grass

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

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Season and Care of Camellia and Mondo Grass

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

Camellia and Mondo Grass Physical Information

Camellia and Mondo Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Camellia height is 300.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Mondo Grass height is 10.20 cm and width 2.30 cm. The color specification of Camellia and Mondo Grass 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
Mondo Grass flower color: White and Lavender
Mondo Grass leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Camellia and Mondo Grass

Care of Camellia and Mondo Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Camellia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove short branches and Mondo Grass pruning is done 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 Mondo Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.