Painted Fingernails

Touch-me-not

About Painted Fingernails and Touch-me-not

Painted Fingernails

Touch-me-not

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Brazil

Types

Impatiens capensis

Number of Varieties

230

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Habitat

Rainforest

Cropland, Forests, Pastures

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1511-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

H1, H2

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm40.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender, Blue Violet

Pink, Rose, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Olive, Yellow green

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Scale insects

bees, Wasps

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

Bold

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Insects

Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Hay fever

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antivinous, Diarrhea, Fertility, Piles, Stomach Ulcers

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Neoregelia spectabilis

MIMOSA pudica

Common Name

Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails

Action Plant, Sensitive Plant, Touch-Me-Not

In Hindi

painted fingernail

छुई मुई

In German

painted fingernail

Berühre mich nicht

In French

Neoregelia spectabilis

Balsamine

In Spanish

painted fingernail

No me toques

In Greek

painted fingernail

Αγγίξτε-me-not

In Portuguese

Painted fingernails

Não me toque

In Polish

painted fingernail

Niecierpek

In Latin

Neoregelia spectabilis

Palpate Me, non-

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Embryophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Bromeliales

Geraniales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Neoregelia

Impatiens

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Bromelioideae

Number of Species

-200

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Properties of Painted Fingernails and Touch-me-not

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

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Season and Care of Painted Fingernails and Touch-me-not

Season and care of Painted Fingernails and Touch-me-not is important to know. While considering everything about Painted Fingernails and Touch-me-not Care, growing season is an essential factor. Painted Fingernails season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Touch-me-not season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Painted Fingernails is Sand and for Touch-me-not is Loam while the PH of soil for Painted Fingernails is and for Touch-me-not is Neutral.

Painted Fingernails and Touch-me-not Physical Information

Painted Fingernails and Touch-me-not physical information is very important for comparison. Painted Fingernails height is 15.20 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Touch-me-not height is 30.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Painted Fingernails and Touch-me-not are as follows:

Painted Fingernails flower color: Lavender and Blue Violet
Painted Fingernails leaf color: Red, Olive and Yellow green
Touch-me-not flower color: Pink, Rose and Lavender
Touch-me-not leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Painted Fingernails and Touch-me-not

Care of Painted Fingernails and Touch-me-not include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Painted Fingernails pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Touch-me-not 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 Touch-me-not needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.