Malabar nut

Flamingo Lily

About Malabar nut and Flamingo Lily

Malabar nut

Flamingo Lily

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs, Perennial

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

gardens, Near ponds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NANA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Not Available

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

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Offsets, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil

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

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Aphids, Mealybugs, Soft scales

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Not Applicable

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

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

ANTHURIUM andraeanum 'Otazu'

7.2 Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

Flamingo Lily, Tailflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

flamingo lily

7.2.2 In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

flamingo lily

7.2.3 In French

Justicia adhatoda

flamingo lily

7.2.4 In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

flamingo lily

7.2.5 In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

flamingo lily

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

flamingo lily

7.2.7 In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

flamingo lily

7.2.8 In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

flamingo lily

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheobionta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Arales

8.5 Family

Acanthaceae

Araceae

8.6 Genus

Justicia

Anthurium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Monocotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Justicieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

658NA

1 27800

Properties of Malabar nut and Flamingo Lily

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

Compare List of Herbs » More

Malabar nut and Brahmi

Malabar nut and Variegated Butterbur

Malabar nut and Blue Lotus

» More

More Compare List of Herbs

Season and Care of Malabar nut and Flamingo Lily

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

Malabar nut and Flamingo Lily Physical Information

Malabar nut and Flamingo Lily physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Flamingo Lily height is 15.20 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Malabar nut and Flamingo Lily are as follows:

Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green
Flamingo Lily flower color: Not Available
Flamingo Lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Malabar nut and Flamingo Lily

Care of Malabar nut and Flamingo Lily 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 Flamingo Lily pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Flamingo Lily needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.