Candlenut

Common Stock

About Candlenut and Common Stock

Candlenut

Common Stock

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual, biennial or perennial

Type

Tree

Perennial

Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Northern Africa

Types

Matthiola incana

Number of Varieties

-20

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

By seashore, Rocky areas, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-126-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-9

8-1

Sunset Zone

H2, 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, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm35.60 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

reseeds, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Fungal Diseases, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

constipation, Diarrhea, Digestive disorders, Dysentry, Fever, Tooth ache

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Used As Food

Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

MATTHIOLA incana

Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

In Hindi

candlenut पेड़

Common stock

In German

Candlenut Baum

Garten-Levkoje

In French

arbre Candlenut

Common stock

In Spanish

árbol candlenut

Matthiola incana

In Greek

candlenut δέντρο

Common stock

In Portuguese

candlenut árvore

Matthiola incana

In Polish

Tung Molukański drzewo

Common stock

In Latin

Candlenut ligno

Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Capparales

Family

Euphorbiaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Aleurites

Matthiola

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Number of Species

60050

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Candlenut and Common Stock

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

Compare List of Trees » More

Candlenut and Devil's Walking Stick

Candlenut and Norfolk Island Pine

Candlenut and Strawberry Tree

» More Compare List of Trees

Season and Care of Candlenut and Common Stock

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

Candlenut and Common Stock Physical Information

Candlenut and Common Stock physical information is very important for comparison. Candlenut height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Common Stock height is 30.00 cm and width 35.60 cm. The color specification of Candlenut and Common Stock are as follows:

Candlenut flower color: White
Candlenut leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray
Common Stock flower color: Purple, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach and Blue Violet
Common Stock leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Candlenut and Common Stock

Care of Candlenut and Common Stock include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Candlenut pruning is done and Common Stock pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Candlenut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Stock needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.