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Painted Fingernails
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About Painted Fingernails and Scented Geranium

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial

Origin

Brazil
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Types

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herbaceous annuals

Number of Varieties

2200
0 40000
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Habitat

Rainforest
Temperate Regions, Tropical Forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1510-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm38.14 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

40.60 cm45.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet
White, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

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

Leaf Color in Fall

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

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Linear to lanceolate

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
Fast

Type of Soil

Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

-
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
Root Division, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water
Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
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
Red blotch

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
Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Fever, Intestinal irritations, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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As a tea substitute, Culinary use, Medicinal oil, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as essential oil, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Neoregelia spectabilis
PELARGONIUM 'Bitter Lemon'

Common Name

Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
Bitter Lemon Scented Geranium, Scented Geranium

In Hindi

painted fingernail
Pelargonium

In German

painted fingernail
Pelargonium

In French

Neoregelia spectabilis
pélargonium

In Spanish

painted fingernail
pelargonium

In Greek

painted fingernail
Pelargonium

In Portuguese

Painted fingernails
pelargônio

In Polish

painted fingernail
pelargonia

In Latin

Neoregelia spectabilis
Pelargonium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Bromeliales
Geraniales

Family

Bromeliaceae
Geraniaceae

Genus

Neoregelia
Pelargonium

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Bromelioideae
-

Number of Species

-200
1 27800
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Properties of Painted Fingernails and Scented Geranium

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

Season and Care of Painted Fingernails and Scented Geranium

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

Painted Fingernails and Scented Geranium Physical Information

Painted Fingernails and Scented Geranium physical information is very important for comparison. Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Scented Geranium height is 38.14 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Painted Fingernails and Scented Geranium are as follows:

  • Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet

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

  • Scented Geranium flower color: White and Light Pink

  • Scented Geranium leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Painted Fingernails and Scented Geranium

Care of Painted Fingernails and Scented Geranium include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Scented Geranium 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 Scented Geranium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.