Carambola

Japanese Eggplant

About Carambola and Japanese Eggplant

Carambola

Japanese Eggplant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-14

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

White, Purple, Plum, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Frost

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Do not water frequently, Needs less watering, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Water Deeply

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Leaf spot, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Shade areas

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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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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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Antidote, Astringent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Fruits, 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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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

SOLANUM melongena 'Ichiban'

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

brinjal melongene garden egg guinea squash

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

जापानी बैंगन

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

japanische Aubergine

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

aubergine japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

Berenjena japonesa

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Ιαπωνικά Μελιτζάνα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

Beringela japonesa

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

japoński Bakłażan

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

Eggplant Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Solanum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Carambola and Japanese Eggplant

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Japanese Eggplant

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

Carambola and Japanese Eggplant Physical Information

Carambola and Japanese Eggplant physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Japanese Eggplant height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Japanese Eggplant are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Japanese Eggplant flower color: Lavender
Japanese Eggplant leaf color: Green

Care of Carambola and Japanese Eggplant

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