Chorisia

Water Spinach

About Chorisia and Water Spinach

Chorisia

Water Spinach

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

India

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

8-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-5

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

12.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Pink, Rose, Burgundy, Ivory

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Green, Reddish Plum

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Long Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall, Early Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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18% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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42% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply

Requires regular watering

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

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

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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25% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Hens

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Farmland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Stem

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for producing cooking oil, Used in paper industry

Used in curries, soups, stews

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CHORISIA speciosa

IPOMOEA aquatica

7.2 Common Name

Chorisia, Floss Silk Tree, Silk Floss Tree

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chorisia

Water Spinach

7.2.2 In German

Chorisia

Wasser-Spinat

7.2.3 In French

Chorisia

Épinards d'eau

7.2.4 In Spanish

Chorisia

La espinaca de agua

7.2.5 In Greek

Chorisia

Σπανάκι νερό

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Chorisia

Espinafre de água

7.2.7 In Polish

Chorisia

Szpinak wodny

7.2.8 In Latin

Chorisia

Water Spinach

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malvales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Bombacaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Ceiba

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ipomoeeae

8.9 Subfamily

Bombacoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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500

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Properties of Chorisia and Water Spinach

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

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Season and Care of Chorisia and Water Spinach

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

Chorisia and Water Spinach Physical Information

Chorisia and Water Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Chorisia height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm whereas Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Chorisia and Water Spinach are as follows:

Chorisia flower color: Purple, Pink, Rose, Burgundy and Ivory
Chorisia leaf color: Green and Light Green
Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green

Care of Chorisia and Water Spinach

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