Carambola

Toadflax

About Carambola and Toadflax

Carambola

Toadflax

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fruit

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Morocco

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-143-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm12.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

White, Yellow, Purple, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

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

Not Available

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

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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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3.3 Tolerances

Frost

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over 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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

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

Balanced liquid fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Powdery mildew

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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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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders, Showy Purposes

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

No Medicinal Use

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

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Mixed Border, Rock Garden

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

LINARIA maroccana

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

Toadflax

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Toadflax

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

Toadflax

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

Toadflax

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Toadflax

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

Linária

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

Toadflax

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

Toadflax

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Linaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Antirrhineae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

180NA

1 27800

Properties of Carambola and Toadflax

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Toadflax

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

Carambola and Toadflax Physical Information

Carambola and Toadflax physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Toadflax height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Toadflax are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Toadflax flower color: White, Yellow, Purple and Violet
Toadflax leaf color: Green

Care of Carambola and Toadflax

Care of Carambola and Toadflax include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Toadflax 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 Toadflax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.