Kou

Lungwort

About Kou and Lungwort

Kou

Lungwort

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Mareer, Manjak

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Saline Soils, Sandy areas

Forest edges, Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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760.00 cm

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25.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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670.00 cm

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30.50 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Gold, Orange Red

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Chocolate

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Lung shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Adequately

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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 Shade

4.7 Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Root rot, Snails

Powdery mildew, Slugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

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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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Dizziness, Throat itching, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Making cosmetics, used as a dye

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Absorbs greenhouse gases, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Shadow Tree

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Acne, Aging, Hair Loss

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Showy Purposes, Used as Biofuel, Used as Ornamental plant

Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CORDIA subcordata

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

7.2 Common Name

Beach Cordia, Island Walnut, Kou, Sea Trumpet

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cordia subcordata

Lungwort

7.2.2 In German

Cordia subcordata

Lungenkraut

7.2.3 In French

Cordia subcordata

pulmonaire

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cordia subcordata

Lungwort

7.2.5 In Greek

Cordia subcordata

Lungwort

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cordia subcordata

pulmonária

7.2.7 In Polish

Cordia subcordata

płucnik

7.2.8 In Latin

Cordia subcordata

Lungwort

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Ascomycota

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Ascomycetes

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Peltigerales

8.5 Family

Boraginaceae

8.6 Genus

Cordia

Pulmonaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Boragineae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Boraginoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kou and Lungwort

Wondering what are the properties of Kou and Lungwort? We provide you with everything About Kou and Lungwort. Kou doesn't have thorns and Lungwort doesn't have thorns. Also Kou does not have fragrant flowers. Kou has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Throat itching and Vomiting and Lungwort has allergic reactions like Dizziness, Throat itching 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 Kou and Lungwort and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kou and Lungwort

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

Kou and Lungwort Physical Information

Kou and Lungwort physical information is very important for comparison. Kou height is 760.00 cm and width 670.00 cm whereas Lungwort height is 25.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Kou and Lungwort are as follows:

Kou flower color: White, Yellow, Gold and Orange Red
Kou leaf color: Green
Lungwort flower color: Pink, Rose and Blue Violet
Lungwort leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver

Care of Kou and Lungwort

Care of Kou and Lungwort include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kou pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove damaged leaves and Lungwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kou needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lungwort needs Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Adequately.