Lemon Basil

Pumpkin Tree

About Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree

Lemon Basil

Pumpkin Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Herbs

Tree

Origin

Middle Africa

Types

Ocimum americanum

Solanum integrifolium

Number of Varieties

2018

0 40000

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Habitat

Moist Soils

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Orange, Gold, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

imparipinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Rich

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Fusarium wilt, Gray mold, Japanese Beetles

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes

Birds

Allergy

Hives, Itchiness, Rash, Swelling

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Manganese, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin K

Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals

Part of Plant Used

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Added to salads, Powdered and mixed with tea, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups

Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OCIMUM x citriodorum

SOLANUM integrifolium

Common Name

Lemon Basil

Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant

In Hindi

नींबू तुलसी

कद्दू पेड़

In German

Limonenbasilikum

Kürbis-Baum

In French

citron basilic

arbre de citrouille

In Spanish

Ocimum × citriodorum

árbol de calabaza

In Greek

λεμόνι βασιλικός

δέντρο κολοκύθας

In Portuguese

manjericão limão

árvore abóbora

In Polish

Bazylia cytrynowa

drzewa dyni

In Latin

lemon Basilius

PEPO ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Scrophulariales

Family

Lamiaceae

Oleaceae

Genus

Ocimum

Fraxinus

Clade

Asterids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

1691

1 27800

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Properties of Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree? We provide you with everything About Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree. Lemon Basil doesn't have thorns and Pumpkin Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Lemon Basil does not have fragrant flowers. Lemon Basil has allergic reactions like Hives, Itchiness, Rash and Swelling and Pumpkin Tree has allergic reactions like Hives, Itchiness, Rash and Swelling. 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 Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree

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

Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree Physical Information

Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Lemon Basil height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Pumpkin Tree height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree are as follows:

Lemon Basil flower color: White
Lemon Basil leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Pumpkin Tree flower color: White
Pumpkin Tree leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree

Care of Lemon Basil and Pumpkin Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lemon Basil pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pumpkin Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lemon Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pumpkin Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.