Carambola

Living Stone

About Carambola and Living Stone

Carambola

Living Stone

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Lithops karasmontana Lithops pseudotruncatella Lithops fulviceps

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Barren waste areas, Desert, Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-14Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Frost

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

root cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

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, Drought Tolerant, Needs very little water

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Do not prune during shooting season

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

can go long without fertilizers, Does not require fertilizer once established

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Rocky Soil, Sun

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Decorating walls, Ornamental use

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Alpine, Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

LITHOPS

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

pebble plants living stones

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

Living Stone

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

lebendigen Stein

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

Living Stone

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

Piedra viva

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Living Stone

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

pedra viva

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

pedra viva

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

vivus lapis,

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Aizoaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Lithops

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ruschiae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Ruschioideae

8.10 Number of Species

180NA

1 27800

Properties of Carambola and Living Stone

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Living Stone

Season and care of Carambola and Living Stone is important to know. While considering everything about Carambola and Living Stone Care, growing season is an essential factor. Carambola season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Living Stone season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Carambola is Loam, Sand and for Living Stone is Not Available while the PH of soil for Carambola is Acidic, Neutral and for Living Stone is Not Available.

Carambola and Living Stone Physical Information

Carambola and Living Stone physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Living Stone height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Carambola and Living Stone are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Living Stone flower color: Not Available
Living Stone leaf color: Not Available

Care of Carambola and Living Stone

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