Malabar nut

Oriental Poppy

About Malabar nut and Oriental Poppy

Malabar nut

Oriental Poppy

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs, Perennial

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia

Hybrid origin, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA61.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

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

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply

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

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

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

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, 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

✔ ✘

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Skin irritation

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

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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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Whole plant

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

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

PAPAVER orientale

7.2 Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

Oriental Poppy

7.2.1 In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

ओरिएंटल पोस्ता

7.2.2 In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

Türkischer Mohn

7.2.3 In French

Justicia adhatoda

Poppy Oriental

7.2.4 In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

amapola oriental

7.2.5 In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

Oriental παπαρούνας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

Poppy Oriental

7.2.7 In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

Oriental Poppy

7.2.8 In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

Oriental Poppy

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Acanthaceae

Papaveraceae

8.6 Genus

Justicia

Papaver

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Justicieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

658100

1 27800

Properties of Malabar nut and Oriental Poppy

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

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Season and Care of Malabar nut and Oriental Poppy

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

Malabar nut and Oriental Poppy Physical Information

Malabar nut and Oriental Poppy physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Oriental Poppy height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar nut and Oriental Poppy are as follows:

Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green
Oriental Poppy flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Orange Red, Dark Salmon and Black
Oriental Poppy leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Malabar nut and Oriental Poppy

Care of Malabar nut and Oriental Poppy 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 Oriental Poppy 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 Oriental Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.