Irish Moss

California Buckeye

About Irish Moss and California Buckeye

Irish Moss

California Buckeye

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom

California

1.4 Types

M. v. brevipetala M. v. collina M. v. frozen M. v. grandiflora M. v. paui M. v. verna M. v. japonica

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

7NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Prairies, Suburban areas, Tropical regions

Hillside

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-77-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

7.60 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Tiny

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

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

Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires very little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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

Burns, Thyroid problems, tuberculosis

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, 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

Alpine, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MINUARTIA verna

AESCULUS californica

7.2 Common Name

Irish Moss

California Buckeye

7.2.1 In Hindi

आयरिश काई

कैलिफोर्निया Buckeye

7.2.2 In German

Irish Moss

California Buckeye

7.2.3 In French

Irish Moss

California Buckeye

7.2.4 In Spanish

musgo de irlanda

California Buckeye

7.2.5 In Greek

Irish Moss

Καλιφόρνια Buckeye

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Moss irlandês

California Buckeye

7.2.7 In Polish

mech irlandzki

Kalifornia Buckeye

7.2.8 In Latin

Irish Moss

California Buckeye

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Caryophyllaceae

Sapindaceae

8.6 Genus

Minuartia

Aesculus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Hippocastanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

5019

1 27800

Properties of Irish Moss and California Buckeye

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

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Season and Care of Irish Moss and California Buckeye

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

Irish Moss and California Buckeye Physical Information

Irish Moss and California Buckeye physical information is very important for comparison. Irish Moss height is 7.60 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas California Buckeye height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Irish Moss and California Buckeye are as follows:

Irish Moss flower color: White
Irish Moss leaf color: Green
California Buckeye flower color: White and Pink
California Buckeye leaf color: Light Green

Care of Irish Moss and California Buckeye

Care of Irish Moss and California Buckeye include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Irish Moss pruning is done Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads and Requires very little pruning and California Buckeye pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Irish Moss needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer California Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.