Heliotrope

Hairy Bittercress

About Heliotrope and Hairy Bittercress

Heliotrope

Hairy Bittercress

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Herbs

1.3 Origin

South America

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not available

Admiral Pepper,Bell Pepper,Mohawk Pepper,Yolo Wonder Pepper

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA150

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, tropical environments

Cropland, Oil fields, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-134-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

66.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium

Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Spider mites, Whiteflies

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Deer resistant, Drought, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

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

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Sore throat, Uterine Displacement

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Whole plant

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Unknown

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, Mixed Border

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HELIOTROPIUM arborescens

CARDAMINE hirsuta

7.2 Common Name

Heliotrope, Common Heliotrope, Garden Heliotrope

Hairy Bittercress

7.2.1 In Hindi

हेलीओट्रोप

बालों वाली Bittercress

7.2.2 In German

Heliotrop

Hairy Bittercress

7.2.3 In French

héliotrope

Bittercress Poilu

7.2.4 In Spanish

heliotropo

Bittercress Peludo

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

τριχωτές Bittercress

7.2.6 In Portuguese

heliotrópio

Bittercress cabeludo

7.2.7 In Polish

heliotrop

włochaty Bittercress

7.2.8 In Latin

Heliotrope

pilosus bittercress

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Heliotropium

Cardamine

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Heliotropioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

250NA

1 27800

Properties of Heliotrope and Hairy Bittercress

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

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Season and Care of Heliotrope and Hairy Bittercress

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

Heliotrope and Hairy Bittercress Physical Information

Heliotrope and Hairy Bittercress physical information is very important for comparison. Heliotrope height is 66.00 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Hairy Bittercress height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Heliotrope and Hairy Bittercress are as follows:

Heliotrope flower color: White and Ivory
Heliotrope leaf color: Dark Green
Hairy Bittercress flower color: White
Hairy Bittercress leaf color: Green

Care of Heliotrope and Hairy Bittercress

Care of Heliotrope and Hairy Bittercress include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Heliotrope pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hairy Bittercress pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Prune to control growth. In summer Heliotrope needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hairy Bittercress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.