False Indigo

Pohutukawa

About False Indigo and Pohutukawa

False Indigo

Pohutukawa

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Tree

1.3 Origin

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

New Zealand

1.4 Types

Blue False Indigo White False Indigo

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions

Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-8

10-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 16, 17, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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120.00 cm

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610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

Red, Crimson

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green

Brown, Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Light Green, Dark Green, Gray

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Dark Green, Gray

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Dark Green, Gray

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green, Gray

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires regular watering

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, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

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

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Astringent, Dysentry

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Wood

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Application in Furniture

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

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AMORPHA canescens

METROSIDEROS excelsa

7.2 Common Name

False Indigo

New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa

7.2.1 In Hindi

इंडिगो

pohutukawa

7.2.2 In German

falsches Indigo

pohutukawa

7.2.3 In French

faux Indigo

pohutukawa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Falso Indigo

pohutukawa

7.2.5 In Greek

Λάθος Indigo

pohutukawa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

false Indigo

pohutukawa

7.2.7 In Polish

fałsz Indigo

pohutukawa

7.2.8 In Latin

falsum indicum

pohutukawa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Not Available

8.4 Order

Fabales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Myrtaceae

8.6 Genus

Amorpha

Metrosideros

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of False Indigo and Pohutukawa

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

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Season and Care of False Indigo and Pohutukawa

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

False Indigo and Pohutukawa Physical Information

False Indigo and Pohutukawa physical information is very important for comparison. False Indigo height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Pohutukawa height is 910.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of False Indigo and Pohutukawa are as follows:

False Indigo flower color: Purple
False Indigo leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Gray
Pohutukawa flower color: Red and Crimson
Pohutukawa leaf color: Light Green, Dark Green and Gray

Care of False Indigo and Pohutukawa

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