Mexican Hat

Hairy Bittercress

About Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress

Mexican Hat

Hairy Bittercress

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Perennial

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Admiral Pepper,Bell Pepper,Mohawk Pepper,Yolo Wonder Pepper

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA150

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

Cropland, Oil fields, Waste areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-104-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Subulate

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Pollution

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head 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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

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

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Rhinitis

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Analgesic

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea

Unknown

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, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RATIBIDA columnifera

CARDAMINE hirsuta

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Hat

Hairy Bittercress

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Hat

बालों वाली Bittercress

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Hat

Hairy Bittercress

7.2.3 In French

Mexican Hat

Bittercress Poilu

7.2.4 In Spanish

mexican Hat

Bittercress Peludo

7.2.5 In Greek

Mexican Hat

τριχωτές Bittercress

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Hat

Bittercress cabeludo

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Hat

włochaty Bittercress

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Hat

pilosus bittercress

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Brassicaceae

8.6 Genus

Ratibida

Cardamine

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress

Wondering what are the properties of Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress? We provide you with everything About Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress. Mexican Hat doesn't have thorns and Hairy Bittercress doesn't have thorns. Also Mexican Hat does not have fragrant flowers. Mexican Hat has allergic reactions like Rhinitis and Hairy Bittercress has allergic reactions like Rhinitis. 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 Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress

Season and care of Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress is important to know. While considering everything about Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress Care, growing season is an essential factor. Mexican Hat season is Summer and Hairy Bittercress season is Summer. The type of soil for Mexican Hat is Loam, Sand and for Hairy Bittercress is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Mexican Hat is Neutral and for Hairy Bittercress is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress Physical Information

Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Hat height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Hairy Bittercress height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress are as follows:

Mexican Hat flower color: Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green and Brown
Mexican Hat leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Hairy Bittercress flower color: White
Hairy Bittercress leaf color: Green

Care of Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress

Care of Mexican Hat and Hairy Bittercress include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Hat pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Hairy Bittercress pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Prune to control growth. In summer Mexican Hat needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hairy Bittercress needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.