False Indigo

Canchalagua

About False Indigo and Canchalagua

False Indigo

Canchalagua

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Herbs, Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Blue False Indigo White False Indigo

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions

Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Narrow Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, Water soluble fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

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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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Not Available

Flying insects, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve skin condition

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diarrhea, Eczema, Indigestion, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Edible

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AMORPHA canescens

EUPHORBIA hypericifolia

7.2 Common Name

False Indigo

Canchalagua, Hypericum-leaved Spurge, Leche-leche

7.2.1 In Hindi

इंडिगो

Canchalagua

7.2.2 In German

falsches Indigo

Canchalagua

7.2.3 In French

faux Indigo

canchalangua

7.2.4 In Spanish

Falso Indigo

canchalagua

7.2.5 In Greek

Λάθος Indigo

Canchalagua

7.2.6 In Portuguese

false Indigo

Canchalagua

7.2.7 In Polish

fałsz Indigo

Canchalagua

7.2.8 In Latin

falsum indicum

Canchalagua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Fabales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Amorpha

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of False Indigo and Canchalagua

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

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Season and Care of False Indigo and Canchalagua

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

False Indigo and Canchalagua Physical Information

False Indigo and Canchalagua physical information is very important for comparison. False Indigo height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Canchalagua height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of False Indigo and Canchalagua are as follows:

False Indigo flower color: Purple
False Indigo leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Gray
Canchalagua flower color: White
Canchalagua leaf color: Green, Light Green and Dark Green

Care of False Indigo and Canchalagua

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