Common Spindle

Chincherinchee

About Common Spindle and Chincherinchee

Common Spindle

Chincherinchee

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Southern Africa, South Africa

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Number of Varieties

1525

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

marshes, Sandy flats, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-77-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

10-7

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm15.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Blue Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Insects, pollinators

Allergy

Asthma

Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Common Name

European spindle

Chincherinchee, Wonder-flower, Star-of-Bethlehem

In Hindi

आम धुरी

Chincherinchee

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Kap-Milchstern

In French

axe commun

Chincherinchee

In Spanish

husillo Común

Chincherinchee

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

In Portuguese

eixo comum

Chinkerinchee

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

Chincherinchee,

In Latin

commune fusum

Chincherinchee

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Asparagales

Family

Celastraceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Ornithogalum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Ornithogaleae

Subfamily

Scilloideae

Number of Species

30180

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Chincherinchee

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

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Chincherinchee

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

Common Spindle and Chincherinchee Physical Information

Common Spindle and Chincherinchee physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Chincherinchee height is 20.30 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Chincherinchee are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Chincherinchee flower color: Orange and Gold
Chincherinchee leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Yellow green

Care of Common Spindle and Chincherinchee

Care of Common Spindle and Chincherinchee include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Chincherinchee pruning is done Prune to control growth, prune to control shape and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chincherinchee needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.