Japanese Spurge

African Violet

About Japanese Spurge and African Violet

Japanese Spurge

African Violet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Eastern Africa

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA40000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Banks, Slopes, Temperate Regions

gardens, Tropical regions, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Variety of soil types

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

Divison, Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Full Shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Requires extensive pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Canker, Root knot nematode

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Variety of soil types

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Semi-Double

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Not Applicable

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Container, Culinary use, Florist trade and landscaping, Grown for shade

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Container, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Pachysandra terminalis

SAINTPAULIA 'Martinique'

7.2 Common Name

Pachysandra, Japanese pachysandra, carpet box, Japanese spurge

African violet

7.2.1 In Hindi

जापानी रसदार पौधा

अफ्रीकी वायलेट

7.2.2 In German

japanische Spurge

African Violet

7.2.3 In French

Euphorbe japonaise

African Violet

7.2.4 In Spanish

Euphorbia japonesa

Violeta africana

7.2.5 In Greek

Ιαπωνικά Ευφόρβιο

African Violet

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Spurge japonês

Violet africano

7.2.7 In Polish

japoński Wilczomlecz

African Violet

7.2.8 In Latin

Spurge Italica

African Violet

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Buxaceae

Gesnariaceae

8.6 Genus

Pachysandra

Not Available

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cyrtandroideae

8.10 Number of Species

521

1 27800

Properties of Japanese Spurge and African Violet

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

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Season and Care of Japanese Spurge and African Violet

Season and care of Japanese Spurge and African Violet is important to know. While considering everything about Japanese Spurge and African Violet Care, growing season is an essential factor. Japanese Spurge season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and African Violet season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Japanese Spurge is Loam and for African Violet is Loam while the PH of soil for Japanese Spurge is Acidic, Neutral and for African Violet is Acidic, Neutral.

Japanese Spurge and African Violet Physical Information

Japanese Spurge and African Violet physical information is very important for comparison. Japanese Spurge height is Not Available and width 180.00 cm whereas African Violet height is 5.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Japanese Spurge and African Violet are as follows:

Japanese Spurge flower color: White
Japanese Spurge leaf color: Dark Green
African Violet flower color: White and Blue
African Violet leaf color: Green

Care of Japanese Spurge and African Violet

Care of Japanese Spurge and African Violet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Japanese Spurge pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and African Violet pruning is done Requires extensive pruning. In summer Japanese Spurge needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Violet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.