Pennywort

Chinese Elm

About Pennywort and Chinese Elm

Pennywort

Chinese Elm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Tree

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Virginia

Ulmus chumlia, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus elongata

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

River side

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-105-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

9-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm1,520.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm1,220.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Green

Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Tan, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Yellow, Red, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic reaction

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Bonsai, Landscape Designing

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Sedative

Antidote, Demulcent, Diuretic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

ULMUS parvifolia 'Drake'

7.2 Common Name

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

Chinese Elm, Drake Elm

7.2.1 In Hindi

pennywort

चीनी एल्म

7.2.2 In German

Wassernabel

Chinese Elm

7.2.3 In French

pennywort

Elm chinoise

7.2.4 In Spanish

Centella

olmo chino

7.2.5 In Greek

pennywort

Κινέζοι Elm

7.2.6 In Portuguese

conchelo

Elm chinês

7.2.7 In Polish

wąkrota

Chiński Elm

7.2.8 In Latin

pennywort

Chinese Elm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Ulmaceae

8.6 Genus

Hydrocotyle

Ulmus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Ulmeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Pennywort and Chinese Elm

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

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Season and Care of Pennywort and Chinese Elm

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

Pennywort and Chinese Elm Physical Information

Pennywort and Chinese Elm physical information is very important for comparison. Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Chinese Elm height is 1,520.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Pennywort and Chinese Elm are as follows:

Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Chinese Elm flower color: Red
Chinese Elm leaf color: Green

Care of Pennywort and Chinese Elm

Care of Pennywort and Chinese Elm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pennywort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chinese Elm pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Pennywort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Elm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.