Carambola

Clumping Bamboo

About Carambola and Clumping Bamboo

Carambola

Clumping Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Grass

Origin

Southeastern Asia

China

Types

Starfruit

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

230

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-148-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-5

12 - 7

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm1,070.00 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

Pale 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

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Frost

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Beetles, Bugs, Mites

Allergy

Kidney Stone

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Rash, Respiratory distress

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

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

Aging, Anti-fungal, Antispasmodic, Digestive disorders, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Stem, Tree trunks

Other Uses

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

Economic Purpose, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for woodware, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

BAMBUSA beecheyana

Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

Beechey's Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

In Hindi

carambola पेड़

बांस

In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Verklumpung Bambus

In French

arbre carambole

clumping Bamboo

In Spanish

árbol de carambola

clumping Bamboo

In Greek

carambola δέντρο

συσσώρευση μπαμπού

In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

bambu aglutinação

In Polish

karambola drzewo

zbicie bambus

In Latin

carambola ligno

clumping Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Oxalidales

Cyperales

Family

Oxalidaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Averrhoa

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Bambusoideae

Number of Species

1801200

1 27800

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Properties of Carambola and Clumping Bamboo

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Clumping Bamboo

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

Carambola and Clumping Bamboo Physical Information

Carambola and Clumping Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Clumping Bamboo height is 1,070.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Clumping Bamboo are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Clumping Bamboo flower color: Pale White
Clumping Bamboo leaf color: Green

Care of Carambola and Clumping Bamboo

Care of Carambola and Clumping Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Clumping Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Clumping Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.