Carambola

Adam's Needle

About Carambola and Adam's Needle

Carambola

Adam's Needle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Origin

Southeastern Asia

Southeastern United States

Types

Starfruit

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

Number of Varieties

215

0 40000

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-144-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-5

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Frost

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Do not let dry out between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Kidney Stone

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Container, Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

Yucca filamentosa

Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

In Hindi

carambola पेड़

Adam's needle

In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Fädige Palmlilie

In French

arbre carambole

Yucca filamentosa

In Spanish

árbol de carambola

Yucca filamentosa

In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Adam's Needle

In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

Adam's Needle

In Polish

karambola drzewo

Jukka karolińska

In Latin

carambola ligno

Adam's Needle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Oxalidales

Liliales

Family

Oxalidaceae

Agavaceae

Genus

Averrhoa

Yucca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Agavoideae

Number of Species

18030

1 27800

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Properties of Carambola and Adam's Needle

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Adam's Needle

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

Carambola and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Carambola and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Carambola and Adam's Needle

Care of Carambola and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.