False Indigo

Pumpkin Tree

About False Indigo and Pumpkin Tree

False Indigo

Pumpkin Tree

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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

Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Blue False Indigo White False Indigo

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

218

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions

Moist Soils

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-83-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm90.00 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

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

imparipinnate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

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

Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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 a lot of 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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Rich

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full 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

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item

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

Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AMORPHA canescens

SOLANUM integrifolium

7.2 Common Name

False Indigo

Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant

7.2.1 In Hindi

इंडिगो

कद्दू पेड़

7.2.2 In German

falsches Indigo

Kürbis-Baum

7.2.3 In French

faux Indigo

arbre de citrouille

7.2.4 In Spanish

Falso Indigo

árbol de calabaza

7.2.5 In Greek

Λάθος Indigo

δέντρο κολοκύθας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

false Indigo

árvore abóbora

7.2.7 In Polish

fałsz Indigo

drzewa dyni

7.2.8 In Latin

falsum indicum

PEPO ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Oleaceae

8.6 Genus

Amorpha

Fraxinus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA1

1 27800

Properties of False Indigo and Pumpkin Tree

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

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Season and Care of False Indigo and Pumpkin Tree

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

False Indigo and Pumpkin Tree Physical Information

False Indigo and Pumpkin Tree physical information is very important for comparison. False Indigo height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Pumpkin Tree height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of False Indigo and Pumpkin Tree are as follows:

False Indigo flower color: Purple
False Indigo leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Gray
Pumpkin Tree flower color: White
Pumpkin Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of False Indigo and Pumpkin Tree

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