Malabar nut

Chinese Peony

About Malabar nut and Chinese Peony

Malabar nut

Chinese Peony

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs, Perennial

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

1.4 Types

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Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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460.00 cm

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76.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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76.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Pink, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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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, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Part 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

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

Ants

5.12 Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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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

Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Flowers, Root, Seeds

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

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

Paeonia lactiflora

7.2 Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

Herbaceous Peony

7.2.1 In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

Herbaceous peony

7.2.2 In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

Krautige Pfingstrose

7.2.3 In French

Justicia adhatoda

pivoines herbacées

7.2.4 In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

peonía herbáceas

7.2.5 In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

ποώδη παιωνία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

peônia herbáceas

7.2.7 In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

piwonii zielnych

7.2.8 In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

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8.5 Family

Acanthaceae

Paeoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Justicia

Paeonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Justicieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Acanthoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Malabar nut and Chinese Peony

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

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Season and Care of Malabar nut and Chinese Peony

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

Malabar nut and Chinese Peony Physical Information

Malabar nut and Chinese Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar nut and Chinese Peony are as follows:

Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green
Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Malabar nut and Chinese Peony

Care of Malabar nut and Chinese Peony 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 Chinese Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.