Cinnamon

Mondo Grass

About Cinnamon and Mondo Grass

Cinnamon

Mondo Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia, India

Japan

1.4 Types

Pani Kurundu, Pani Kurundu

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

7NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Open Forest, Riverbanks, Rocky areas, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

Damp shady woods, foothill woods, Lowland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-156-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

H1, H2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

910.00 cm2.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow

White, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Black

Indigo, Dark Blue, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Dark Green, Pink

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Shade areas

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Root Division

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week

Regular watering during dry periods

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

Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, Water soluble fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

fungus, Insects, Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, drowsiness, Vomiting

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cold, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Menstrual Disorders, Upset stomach

Antipyretic, Antiscrophulatic, Antitussive, Aphrodisiac

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Seeds, Whole plant

Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Condiment, Employed in herbal medicine, For making oil, Making Perfumes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used as primary flavor in Italian Liqours, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice

useful as a ground cover

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, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CINNAMOMUM verum

OPHIOPOGON japonicus

7.2 Common Name

Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bark Tree

Mondo grass, lily turf, snakebeard

7.2.1 In Hindi

दालचीनी

Mondo Grass

7.2.2 In German

Zimt

Mondo Grass

7.2.3 In French

Cannelle

Mondo Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Canela

Ophiopogon planiscapus

7.2.5 In Greek

Κανέλα

Mondo Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Canela

Mondo Grass

7.2.7 In Polish

Cynamon

Mondo Grass

7.2.8 In Latin

cinnamomum

Mondo Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Embryophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Laurales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Lauraceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Cinnamomum

Ophiopogon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cassythoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Cinnamon and Mondo Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Cinnamon and Mondo Grass? We provide you with everything About Cinnamon and Mondo Grass. Cinnamon doesn't have thorns and Mondo Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Cinnamon does not have fragrant flowers. Cinnamon has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, drowsiness and Vomiting and Mondo Grass has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, drowsiness and Vomiting. 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 Cinnamon and Mondo Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cinnamon and Mondo Grass

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

Cinnamon and Mondo Grass Physical Information

Cinnamon and Mondo Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Cinnamon height is 760.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Mondo Grass height is 10.20 cm and width 2.30 cm. The color specification of Cinnamon and Mondo Grass are as follows:

Cinnamon flower color: White and Light Yellow
Cinnamon leaf color: Light Green, Dark Green and Pink
Mondo Grass flower color: White and Lavender
Mondo Grass leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cinnamon and Mondo Grass

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