Common Rush

Bilimbi

About Common Rush and Bilimbi

Common Rush

Bilimbi

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

moist forests, Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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61.00 cm

Rank: 93 (Overall)▶

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Purple, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

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

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering

Needs very little 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Free of serious pests and diseases

Nematodes, Red blotch, Trunk Rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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13% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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80% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No Sedge and Rush Garden Plants has it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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67% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Itchiness, Not Available, Sore Throat

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser, Remove blemishes, Removes pimples

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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33% Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Cough, Haemorrhages, Laxative, Obesity, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats

Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Culinary use

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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47% Sedge and Rush 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 Sedge and Rush Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus

Averrhoa bilimbi

7.2 Common Name

Soft Rush

Bilimbi, Mimbro

7.2.1 In Hindi

Soft Rush

Bilimbi

7.2.2 In German

Soft Rush

bilimbi

7.2.3 In French

Soft Rush

bilimbi

7.2.4 In Spanish

Soft Rush

bilimbi

7.2.5 In Greek

Soft Rush

bilimbi

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Soft Rush

bilimbi

7.2.7 In Polish

Soft Rush

bilimbi

7.2.8 In Latin

Soft Rush

Rondo Beardtongue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Juncaceae

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Juncus

Averrhoa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Common Rush and Bilimbi

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

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Season and Care of Common Rush and Bilimbi

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

Common Rush and Bilimbi Physical Information

Common Rush and Bilimbi physical information is very important for comparison. Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Bilimbi height is 38.10 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Common Rush and Bilimbi are as follows:

Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green
Bilimbi flower color: Purple, Pink and Lavender
Bilimbi leaf color: Green

Care of Common Rush and Bilimbi

Care of Common Rush and Bilimbi include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bilimbi pruning is done cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Rush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bilimbi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.