Diascia

Curry Plant

About Diascia and Curry Plant

Diascia

Curry Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Farms, Rocky areas

Hillside, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-97-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

10-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

20.30 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

White, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

White, Gray Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Small elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Requires regular watering, Water Deeply, Water more in summer, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Water soluble fertilizers

organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

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

Not Available

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition

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

No Medicinal Use

Anemia, chest congestion, Improve heart health, Liver problems, Skin irritation

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used as a spice

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DIASCIA 'Balwhiswhit'

HELICHRYSUM italicum

7.2 Common Name

Diascia, Twinspur, Whisper White Diascia

Curry Plant, Gold Strawflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Diascia

करी संयंत्र

7.2.2 In German

Diascia

Currykraut

7.2.3 In French

Diascia

Usine de Curry

7.2.4 In Spanish

Diascia

planta de Curry

7.2.5 In Greek

Diascia

φυτό Curry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Diascia

Curry planta

7.2.7 In Polish

Diascia

curry roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Diascia

Curry plant

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Arthropoda

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Diascia

Helichrysum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Hemimerideae

Gnaphalieae

8.9 Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

70600

1 27800

Properties of Diascia and Curry Plant

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

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Season and Care of Diascia and Curry Plant

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

Diascia and Curry Plant Physical Information

Diascia and Curry Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Diascia height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Curry Plant height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Diascia and Curry Plant are as follows:

Diascia flower color: White
Diascia leaf color: Green
Curry Plant flower color: Yellow
Curry Plant leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Diascia and Curry Plant

Care of Diascia and Curry Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Diascia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Curry Plant pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Diascia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Curry Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.