Florida Blue

Firecracker Flower

About Florida Blue and Firecracker Flower

Florida Blue

Firecracker Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Southeastern Asia, India

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

10NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Warmer regions

gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1110-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10-9

1.8 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

H1, H2, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA40.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 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

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 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

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

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

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

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Showy Purposes

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

Cold, Cough, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis

7.2 Common Name

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

Firecracker Flower

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lisianthus

आबोली

7.2.2 In German

Lisianthus

Kracher-Blume

7.2.3 In French

Lisianthus

Firecracker fleur

7.2.4 In Spanish

Lisianthus

flor petardo

7.2.5 In Greek

Lisianthus

πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lisianthus

flor foguete

7.2.7 In Polish

Eustoma

petarda kwiat

7.2.8 In Latin

Lisianthus

flos Firecracker

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Gentianaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Eustoma

Crossandra

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Chironieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Brodiaeoideae

8.10 Number of Species

1 27800

Properties of Florida Blue and Firecracker Flower

Wondering what are the properties of Florida Blue and Firecracker Flower? We provide you with everything About Florida Blue and Firecracker Flower. Florida Blue doesn't have thorns and Firecracker Flower 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 Firecracker Flower 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 Firecracker Flower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Florida Blue and Firecracker Flower

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

Florida Blue and Firecracker Flower Physical Information

Florida Blue and Firecracker Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Florida Blue height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Firecracker Flower height is 40.60 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Florida Blue and Firecracker Flower are as follows:

Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green
Firecracker Flower flower color: Orange, Light Yellow, Peach and Orange Red
Firecracker Flower leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Florida Blue and Firecracker Flower

Care of Florida Blue and Firecracker Flower 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 Firecracker Flower pruning is done No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Firecracker Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.