Chincherinchee

Painted Fingernails

About Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails

Chincherinchee

Painted Fingernails

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tender Perennial

Origin

Southern Africa, South Africa

Brazil

Types

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Number of Varieties

252

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Habitat

marshes, Sandy flats, Slopes

Rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-1010-15

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AHS Heat Zone

10-7

Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm15.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm40.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Gold

Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green, Yellow green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Bulbs, Seedlings

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Water three times weekly in summer

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune to control growth, prune to control shape, Prune to stimulate growth

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Insects, pollinators

Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Neoregelia spectabilis

Common Name

Chincherinchee, Wonder-flower, Star-of-Bethlehem

Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

In Hindi

Chincherinchee

painted fingernail

In German

Kap-Milchstern

painted fingernail

In French

Chincherinchee

Neoregelia spectabilis

In Spanish

Chincherinchee

painted fingernail

In Greek

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

painted fingernail

In Portuguese

Chinkerinchee

Painted fingernails

In Polish

Chincherinchee,

painted fingernail

In Latin

Chincherinchee

Neoregelia spectabilis

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Asparagales

Bromeliales

Family

Asparagaceae

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Ornithogalum

Neoregelia

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Ornithogaleae

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Bromelioideae

Number of Species

180-

1 27800

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Properties of Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails

Wondering what are the properties of Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails? We provide you with everything About Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails. Chincherinchee doesn't have thorns and Painted Fingernails doesn't have thorns. Also Chincherinchee does not have fragrant flowers. Chincherinchee has allergic reactions like Skin irritation, Skin rash and Toxic and Painted Fingernails has allergic reactions like Skin irritation, Skin rash and Toxic. 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 Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails

Season and care of Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails is important to know. While considering everything about Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails Care, growing season is an essential factor. Chincherinchee season is Spring and Winter and Painted Fingernails season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Chincherinchee is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Painted Fingernails is Sand while the PH of soil for Chincherinchee is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Painted Fingernails is .

Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails Physical Information

Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails physical information is very important for comparison. Chincherinchee height is 20.30 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails are as follows:

Chincherinchee flower color: Orange and Gold
Chincherinchee leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Yellow green
Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green

Care of Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails

Care of Chincherinchee and Painted Fingernails include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chincherinchee pruning is done Prune to control growth, prune to control shape and Prune to stimulate growth and Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Chincherinchee needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Painted Fingernails needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.