Karonda

Korean Velvet Grass

About Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass

Karonda

Korean Velvet Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Grass

1.3 Origin

Central Asia, Southern Asia, Western Ghats, India

South-Eastern Asia, Asia

1.4 Types

congesta, paucinervia

Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fertile bottom land, moist forests, Temperate Regions, Tropical Forests

Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available8-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-3

12 - 9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm2.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White, White

Green, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Black

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

weekly regular

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Earwigs, Insects, Mildew, Red blotch, Rust, sawflies

Army-worms, sod webworms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Dry soil, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Fruit Bats

Crickets

5.12 Allergy

Eczema, Mouth itching, Throat itching

Not Defined

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

good for lips, Remove blemishes

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, soil stabilisation

Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anemia, Diuretic, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin C

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Cosmetics, Culinary use, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as a golf course turf

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Carissa carandas

ZOYSIA tenuifolia

7.2 Common Name

Black Currant

Korean Velvet Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

करोंदा, कालि मैना

कोरियाई मखमल घास

7.2.2 In German

Carandas

Korean Samt Gras

7.2.3 In French

karondas

herbe de velours coréenne

7.2.4 In Spanish

karondas

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

7.2.5 In Greek

karondas

hierba de terciopelo de Corea

7.2.6 In Portuguese

karondas

grama de veludo coreano

7.2.7 In Polish

karondas

Not Available

7.2.8 In Latin

karondas

Carl herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Monocotyledonae

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Carissa

Zoysia Willd

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Commelinids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cynodonteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA3

1 27800

Properties of Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass? We provide you with everything About Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass. Karonda has thorns and Korean Velvet Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Karonda does not have fragrant flowers. Karonda has allergic reactions like Eczema, Mouth itching and Throat itching and Korean Velvet Grass has allergic reactions like Eczema, Mouth itching and Throat itching. 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 Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass

Season and care of Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Karonda season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Korean Velvet Grass season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Karonda is Loam and for Korean Velvet Grass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Karonda is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Korean Velvet Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass Physical Information

Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Karonda height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Korean Velvet Grass height is 2.50 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass are as follows:

Karonda flower color: Pale White and White
Karonda leaf color: Green
Korean Velvet Grass flower color: Green, Light Green
Korean Velvet Grass leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass

Care of Karonda and Korean Velvet Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Karonda pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape and Remove dead leaves and Korean Velvet Grass pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Karonda needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Korean Velvet Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.