Malabar nut

Pride of Barbados

About Malabar nut and Pride of Barbados

Malabar nut

Pride of Barbados

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs, Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

South-Eastern Asia

Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-12

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

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

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

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

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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, Sand

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

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

Fine

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

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

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

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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

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, 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

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, 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

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

7.2 Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

Pride of Barbados

7.2.1 In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

Pride of Barbados

7.2.2 In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

Stolz von Barbados

7.2.3 In French

Justicia adhatoda

Fierté de la Barbade

7.2.4 In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

Orgullo de Barbados

7.2.5 In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

Offs Pridi Varvias

7.2.7 In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

Pridi offs Varvias

7.2.8 In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

Pridi offs Varvias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Acanthaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Justicia

Caesalpinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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 Pride of Barbados

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

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Season and Care of Malabar nut and Pride of Barbados

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

Malabar nut and Pride of Barbados Physical Information

Malabar nut and Pride of Barbados physical information is very important for comparison. Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Pride of Barbados height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Malabar nut and Pride of Barbados are as follows:

Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green
Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green

Care of Malabar nut and Pride of Barbados

Care of Malabar nut and Pride of Barbados 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 Pride of Barbados 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 Pride of Barbados needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.