Carambola

Foxtail Palm

About Carambola and Foxtail Palm

Carambola

Foxtail Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fruit

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-14

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

760.00 cm

Rank: 48 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Frost

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Feature Plant, Foundation, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

WODYETIA bifurcata

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

Foxtail Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

Foxtail palm

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Fuchsschwanz -palme

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

sétaire palme

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

la cola de zorra de palma

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

αλωπέκουρου παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

foxtail palma

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

włośnica palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

foxtail palmarum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Wodyetia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Carambola and Foxtail Palm

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Foxtail Palm

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

Carambola and Foxtail Palm Physical Information

Carambola and Foxtail Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Foxtail Palm height is 760.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Foxtail Palm are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Foxtail Palm flower color: White
Foxtail Palm leaf color: Green

Care of Carambola and Foxtail Palm

Care of Carambola and Foxtail Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Foxtail Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires little pruning. In summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.