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About Fennel and Water Spinach

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Herbs
Aquatics
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean
India
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
NANA
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Roadsides, wastelands
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
4-98-15
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-6
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm12.70 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm610.00 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow
White, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
Green, Reddish Plum
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Compound
Long Elliptic
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
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
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Use to half the strength of the fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Caterpillars, Cutworms, Slugs
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Caterpillar
Birds, Hens
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Farmland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Digestion problems, Gastrointestinal disorders
Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Leaves, Shoots, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Used as a spice
Used in curries, soups, stews
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
FOENICULUM vulgare
IPOMOEA aquatica
7.2 Common Name
Common Fennel, Fennel
Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach
7.2.1 In Hindi
सौंफ़
Water Spinach
7.2.2 In German
Fenchel
Wasser-Spinat
7.2.3 In French
Fenouil
Épinards d'eau
7.2.4 In Spanish
Hinojo
La espinaca de agua
7.2.5 In Greek
Μάραθο
Σπανάκι νερό
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Funcho
Espinafre de água
7.2.7 In Polish
Koper włoski
Szpinak wodny
7.2.8 In Latin
faeniculi
Water Spinach
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Anthophyta
Spermatophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Apiales
Solanales
8.5 Family
Apiaceae
Convolvulaceae
8.6 Genus
Foeniculum
Ipomoea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Ipomoeeae
8.9 Subfamily
Apioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
NA500
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1 27800

Properties of Fennel and Water Spinach

Wondering what are the properties of Fennel and Water Spinach? We provide you with everything About Fennel and Water Spinach. Fennel doesn't have thorns and Water Spinach doesn't have thorns. Also Fennel does not have fragrant flowers. Fennel has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Water Spinach has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Fennel and Water Spinach and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Fennel and Water Spinach

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

Fennel and Water Spinach Physical Information

Fennel and Water Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. Fennel height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Fennel and Water Spinach are as follows:

  • Fennel flower color: Yellow

  • Fennel leaf color: Light Green

  • Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender

  • Water Spinach leaf color: Green

Care of Fennel and Water Spinach

Care of Fennel and Water Spinach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Fennel pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Water Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Fennel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Water Spinach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.