Carambola

Tea Plant

About Carambola and Tea Plant

Carambola

Tea Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

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1.2 Type

Fruit

Tree

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

China

1.4 Types

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Camellia sinensis var. sinensis Camellia sinensis var. assamica

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-14

7-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

8-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (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)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark 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

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Frost

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Keep ground moist, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires a lot of watering, Water when soil is dry

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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Caterpillars, Moth, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

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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46% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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25% List of Trees 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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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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3% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

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5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

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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

Diabetes, High cholestrol, Kidney Stones, Parkinson

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

Preferably used as black tea, Used for producing cooking oil, Used in making beverages

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

CAMELLIA sinensis

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

Tea, Tea Camellia

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

चाय के पौधे

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Teepflanze

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

usine de thé

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

planta del té

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

φυτό του τσαγιού

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

planta do chá

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

Herbata roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

Tea herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Theaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Camellia

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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180

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Properties of Carambola and Tea Plant

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Tea Plant

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

Carambola and Tea Plant Physical Information

Carambola and Tea Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Tea Plant height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Tea Plant are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Tea Plant flower color: White and Yellow
Tea Plant leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Carambola and Tea Plant

Care of Carambola and Tea Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Tea Plant pruning is done Generally pruned to waist height, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead 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 Tea Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.