Cigar Plant

Wood Apple

About Cigar Plant and Wood Apple

Cigar Plant

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

Mexico

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

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1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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900.00 cm

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange Red, Black

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Indeterminate

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Water when soil is dry

Do not water excessively

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune in spring

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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3% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

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5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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50% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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64% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Tropical

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUPHEA cyanea

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Cigar, Firecracker plant

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

सिगार प्लांट

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Zigarettenblümchen

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

Cigar usine

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

cigarro Planta

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

πούρο φυτών

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

charuto de Plantas

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Cigar roślin

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Planta Cigar

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Myrtales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Lythraceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Cuphea

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Lythroideae

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cigar Plant and Wood Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Cigar Plant and Wood Apple? We provide you with everything About Cigar Plant and Wood Apple. Cigar Plant doesn't have thorns and Wood Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Cigar Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Cigar Plant has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Wood Apple has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Cigar Plant and Wood Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cigar Plant and Wood Apple

Season and care of Cigar Plant and Wood Apple is important to know. While considering everything about Cigar Plant and Wood Apple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cigar Plant season is Summer and Fall and Wood Apple season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Cigar Plant is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Wood Apple is Rich while the PH of soil for Cigar Plant is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral.

Cigar Plant and Wood Apple Physical Information

Cigar Plant and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Cigar Plant height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Cigar Plant and Wood Apple are as follows:

Cigar Plant flower color: Yellow, Orange Red and Black
Cigar Plant leaf color: Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Cigar Plant and Wood Apple

Care of Cigar Plant and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cigar Plant pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems and Prune in spring and Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Cigar Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.