Coneflower

Kaffir Lime

About Coneflower and Kaffir Lime

Coneflower

Kaffir Lime

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Fruit

Origin

Southeastern Asia

Types

Topeka Purple Coneflower, Pale Purple Coneflower

Citrus hystrix

Number of Varieties

301

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

open Woodlands, Roadsides

Deep, gardens, old gardens, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-109-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-8

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.60 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

30.50 cm240.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold, Chocolate

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Chocolate, Black

Yellow, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

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

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Rocky Soil

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loamy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning

Fertilizers

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, organic fertlizers

Apply N-P-K, can go long without fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Grasshoppers, Leafhoppers, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

Armored scales, Fomes root rot, Mites, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Rocky Soil

Cold climate, Drought, Heat And Humidity

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Rash, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Bonsai

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion, Versatility, Very little waste

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cold, Ear ache, Eczema, Eye Problems, Headache, Migraines, Urinary tract problems

Blood purifier, Digestion problems, Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Making Shampoo, Used as insect repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RUDBECKIA 'Tigereye'

CITRUS hystrix

Common Name

Coneflower, TigerEye Black-eyed Susan, TigerEye Coneflower

Kaffir Lime, Makrut

In Hindi

coneflower

काफ़िर लाइम

In German

Sonnenhut

Kaffernlimette

In French

coneflower

combava

In Spanish

equinácea

cafre

In Greek

coneflower

Καφρός Lime

In Portuguese

Coneflower

Kaffir Lime

In Polish

jeżówka

kaffir wapno

In Latin

coneflower

Cafres Lime

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Echinodermata

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Sapindales

Family

Asteraceae

Rutaceae

Genus

Echinacea

Citrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Heliantheae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

9400

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Coneflower and Kaffir Lime

Wondering what are the properties of Coneflower and Kaffir Lime? We provide you with everything About Coneflower and Kaffir Lime. Coneflower doesn't have thorns and Kaffir Lime doesn't have thorns. Also Coneflower does not have fragrant flowers. Coneflower has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Rash and Vomiting and Kaffir Lime has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Dizziness, Headache, Nausea, Rash 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 Coneflower and Kaffir Lime and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Annual Plants » More

Coneflower and Sweetscented Marigold

Coneflower and African Marigold

Coneflower and French Marigold

» More Compare Annual Plants

Season and Care of Coneflower and Kaffir Lime

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

Coneflower and Kaffir Lime Physical Information

Coneflower and Kaffir Lime physical information is very important for comparison. Coneflower height is 40.60 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Kaffir Lime height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Coneflower and Kaffir Lime are as follows:

Coneflower flower color: Yellow, Gold and Chocolate
Coneflower leaf color: Green
Kaffir Lime flower color: White
Kaffir Lime leaf color: Green

Care of Coneflower and Kaffir Lime

Care of Coneflower and Kaffir Lime include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Coneflower pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Kaffir Lime pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Thinning. In summer Coneflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kaffir Lime needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.