Florida Blue

Aibika

About Florida Blue and Aibika

Florida Blue

Aibika

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Flowering Plants

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Tropical Asia

Types

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

Number of Varieties

100

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Habitat

Grassland, Warmer regions

Rocky Mountains, wastelands

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-118-11

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

8.00 cm40.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Maple shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Moist, Rich

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Bedding, Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Moist, Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

Abelmoschus manihot

Common Name

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele

In Hindi

Lisianthus

aibika

In German

Lisianthus

Maniok-Bisameibisch

In French

Lisianthus

L'Aibika

In Spanish

Lisianthus

Aibika

In Greek

Lisianthus

aibika

In Portuguese

Lisianthus

Aibika

In Polish

Eustoma

aibika

In Latin

Lisianthus

aibika

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Gentianales

Malvales

Family

Gentianaceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Eustoma

Abelmoschus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Chironieae

Subfamily

Number of Species

315

1 27800

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Properties of Florida Blue and Aibika

Wondering what are the properties of Florida Blue and Aibika? We provide you with everything About Florida Blue and Aibika. Florida Blue doesn't have thorns and Aibika doesn't have thorns. Also Florida Blue does not have fragrant flowers. Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Aibika has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Florida Blue and Aibika and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Florida Blue and Aibika

Season and care of Florida Blue and Aibika is important to know. While considering everything about Florida Blue and Aibika Care, growing season is an essential factor. Florida Blue season is Spring and Summer and Aibika season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Florida Blue is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Aibika is Moist, Rich while the PH of soil for Florida Blue is Neutral, Alkaline and for Aibika is .

Florida Blue and Aibika Physical Information

Florida Blue and Aibika physical information is very important for comparison. Florida Blue height is 40.00 cm and width 8.00 cm whereas Aibika height is 60.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Florida Blue and Aibika are as follows:

Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green
Aibika flower color: White
Aibika leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Florida Blue and Aibika

Care of Florida Blue and Aibika include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Aibika pruning is done Remove dead leaves. In summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Aibika needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.