About Malabar nut

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs, Perennial

Origin

South-Eastern Asia

Types

Number of Varieties

Rank: 92 (Overall)

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Habitat

Semi desert, Wet forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 9

Sunset Zone

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

20.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Thorns

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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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37% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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17% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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42% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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69% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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63% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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71% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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1% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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9% - List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

Allergy

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Insect Repellent

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Other Uses

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

Used As Indoor Plant

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48% - List of Herbs Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Justicia adhatoda

Common Name

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

In Hindi

अडुळसा, अडुसा

In German

Indisches Lungenkraut

In French

Justicia adhatoda

In Spanish

Justicia adhatoda

In Greek

Justicia adhatoda

In Portuguese

Justicia adhatoda

In Polish

Justicia adhatoda

In Latin

Justicia adhatoda

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Justicia

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Justicieae

Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Number of Species

658

Rank: 38 (Overall)

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Properties of Malabar nut

Want to know the properties of Malabar nut? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Malabar nut is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Dizziness, Mouth itching and Vomiting. Malabar nut Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection and Treating fever

Part of plant used: Bark, Leaf Stalks and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Malabar nut Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Malabar nut. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Malabar nut physical information is as follows: 460.00 cm tall and 20.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Elliptic. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White

Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Malabar nut

Taking Malabar nut Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Malabar nut include pruning, which should be done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Malabar nut

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Malabar nut is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Malabar nut is a very important plant from List of Herbs. There are 20 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Semi desert and Wet forest and it comes in the hardiness zone 9-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.