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Painted Fingernails
Painted Fingernails

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About Painted Fingernails and Kukui

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Tree

Origin

Brazil
Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

Types

-
-

Number of Varieties

23
0 40000
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Habitat

Rainforest
Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1510-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24
H2, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm1,370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.60 cm1,520.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Maple shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water
Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Moderate

In Spring

Moderate
Less Watering

In Winter

Average Water
Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Scale insects
Aphids, Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification
Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

-
For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Cramps, Dermatitis

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

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Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Neoregelia spectabilis
ALEURITES moluccanus

Common Name

Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

In Hindi

painted fingernail
Aleurites moluccanus

In German

painted fingernail
Lichtnussbaum

In French

Neoregelia spectabilis
Aleurites moluccana

In Spanish

painted fingernail
Aleurites moluccanus

In Greek

painted fingernail
Aleurites moluccanus

In Portuguese

Painted fingernails
Nogueira-de-iguape

In Polish

painted fingernail
Nogueira-de-iguape

In Latin

Neoregelia spectabilis
Aleurites moluccanus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Embryophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Bromeliales
Euphorbiales

Family

Bromeliaceae
Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Neoregelia
Aleurites

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Aleuritideae

Subfamily

Bromelioideae
Crotonoideae

Number of Species

-50
1 27800
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Properties of Painted Fingernails and Kukui

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

Season and Care of Painted Fingernails and Kukui

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

Painted Fingernails and Kukui Physical Information

Painted Fingernails and Kukui physical information is very important for comparison. Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Painted Fingernails and Kukui are as follows:

  • Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet

  • Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green

  • Kukui flower color: White

  • Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Painted Fingernails and Kukui

Care of Painted Fingernails and Kukui include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kukui pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Painted Fingernails needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.