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About Malabar nut and Adam's Needle

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Herbs, Perennial
Flowering Plants, Succulent
1.3 Origin
South-Eastern Asia
Southeastern United States
1.4 Types
Not Available
Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Semi desert, Wet forest
Dry areas, Hot climate regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
4-10
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 9
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
460.00 cm
Rank: 61 (Overall)
45.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
About Cyclamen
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
About Evening Primrose
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
13% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
41% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage
Do not let dry out between waterings
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Not Available
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
Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites
Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
All Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
25% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
16% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
53% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
11% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
15% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
13% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
46% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
6% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
12% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
7% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
51% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails
Birds, Butterflies, Flies
5.12 Allergy
Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
67% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Insect Repellent
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Flowers, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative
Decoration Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
32% Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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All Flowering Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Container, Cottage garden
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Justicia adhatoda
Yucca filamentosa
7.2 Common Name
Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka
Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca
7.2.1 In Hindi
अडुळसा, अडुसा
Adam's needle
7.2.2 In German
Indisches Lungenkraut
Fädige Palmlilie
7.2.3 In French
Justicia adhatoda
Yucca filamentosa
7.2.4 In Spanish
Justicia adhatoda
Yucca filamentosa
7.2.5 In Greek
Justicia adhatoda
Adam's Needle
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Justicia adhatoda
Adam's Needle
7.2.7 In Polish
Justicia adhatoda
Jukka karolińska
7.2.8 In Latin
Justicia adhatoda
Adam's Needle
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Scrophulariales
Liliales
8.5 Family
Acanthaceae
Agavaceae
8.6 Genus
Justicia
Yucca
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Justicieae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Acanthoideae
Agavoideae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
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Rank: 29 (Overall)
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Properties of Malabar nut and Adam's Needle

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

Season and Care of Malabar nut and Adam's Needle

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

Malabar nut and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Malabar nut and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar nut and Adam's Needle are as follows:

  • Malabar nut flower color: White

  • Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green

  • Adam's Needle flower color: White

  • Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Malabar nut and Adam's Needle

Care of Malabar nut and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.