Orange

Chincherinchee

About Orange and Chincherinchee

Orange

Chincherinchee

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

Southeastern Asia, China

Southern Africa, South Africa

Types

Castellana Joppa Mosambi Narinja Verna

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Number of Varieties

10025

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Farms, Warmer regions

marshes, Sandy flats, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-117-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

10-9

10-7

Sunset Zone

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

21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

180.00 cm15.20 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Orange, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Orange, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Succulent

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently, Requires watering in the growing season, Water every two or three days during warmer months

Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Water three times weekly in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth, prune to control shape, Prune to stimulate growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies, Insects, pollinators

Allergy

Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cut Flowers, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CITRUS sinensis 'Budd'

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

Common Name

Orange

Chincherinchee, Wonder-flower, Star-of-Bethlehem

In Hindi

नारंगी

Chincherinchee

In German

Orange

Kap-Milchstern

In French

Orange

Chincherinchee

In Spanish

naranja

Chincherinchee

In Greek

Πορτοκάλι

Ornithogalum thyrsoides

In Portuguese

laranja

Chinkerinchee

In Polish

Pomarańczowy

Chincherinchee,

In Latin

aurantiaco

Chincherinchee

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Asparagales

Family

Rutaceae

Asparagaceae

Genus

Citrus

Ornithogalum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Citreae

Ornithogaleae

Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Scilloideae

Number of Species

1000180

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Orange and Chincherinchee

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

Compare Fruits » More

Orange and Meyer Lemon

Orange and Tangor

Orange and Tangelo

» More Compare Fruits

Season and Care of Orange and Chincherinchee

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

Orange and Chincherinchee Physical Information

Orange and Chincherinchee physical information is very important for comparison. Orange height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Chincherinchee height is 20.30 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Orange and Chincherinchee are as follows:

Orange flower color: White
Orange leaf color: Dark Green
Chincherinchee flower color: Orange and Gold
Chincherinchee leaf color: Green, Blue Green and Yellow green

Care of Orange and Chincherinchee

Care of Orange and Chincherinchee include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Orange pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chincherinchee pruning is done Prune to control growth, prune to control shape and Prune to stimulate growth. In summer Orange needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chincherinchee needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.