Michelia Champaca

Buddha's Hand

About Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand

Michelia Champaca

Buddha's Hand

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Southeast Asia, Southern Asia, Tropical Indomalaya

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, Subtropical forests, tropical environments

Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-119-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

750.00 cm370.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

600.00 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Gold, Tan, Yellow

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Mid Spring, Mid Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Seedlings

Budding, Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week

Keep the Soil well drained, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Alternate Days

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize in early spring, General garden fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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, Caterpillar, Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Not Available, Vomiting

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition, Perfumes

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Combats Stress, Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making Perfumes, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as essential oil, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Making Perfumes, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shady Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Magnolia champaca

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

7.2 Common Name

champak

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

7.2.1 In Hindi

चंपक

Buddha's Hand Tree

7.2.2 In German

champaka

Buddhas Hand Baum

7.2.3 In French

magnolia champaca

Main de Bouddha Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

champaca magnolia

Mano de Buda Árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

μανόλιας Champaca

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

magnólia champaca

Mão de Buda Árvore

7.2.7 In Polish

Magnolia champaca

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Magnolia champaca

Buddha manus Arbor

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Magnoliales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Magnoliaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Magnolia

Citrus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand

Wondering what are the properties of Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand? We provide you with everything About Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand. Michelia Champaca doesn't have thorns and Buddha's Hand doesn't have thorns. Also Michelia Champaca does not have fragrant flowers. Michelia Champaca has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Not Available and Vomiting and Buddha's Hand has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Not Available 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 Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand

Season and care of Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand is important to know. While considering everything about Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand Care, growing season is an essential factor. Michelia Champaca season is Early Summer and Summer and Buddha's Hand season is Early Summer and Summer. The type of soil for Michelia Champaca is Dry, Loam and for Buddha's Hand is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Michelia Champaca is Slightly Acidic and for Buddha's Hand is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand Physical Information

Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand physical information is very important for comparison. Michelia Champaca height is 750.00 cm and width 600.00 cm whereas Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand are as follows:

Michelia Champaca flower color: Gold, Tan and Yellow
Michelia Champaca leaf color: Green
Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand

Care of Michelia Champaca and Buddha's Hand include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Michelia Champaca pruning is done Prune in winter and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Buddha's Hand pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Michelia Champaca needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.