Pennywort

Gumbo Limbo

About Pennywort and Gumbo Limbo

Pennywort

Gumbo Limbo

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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

Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Virginia

tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks, Tropical rainforest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-10

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Twisted/Contorted

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

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760.00 cm

Rank: 29 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Green

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Crimson, Copper

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Compound

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

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Summer, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

Not Available

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

occasional watering once established

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

Not Available

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

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

Birds, Butterflies, Deers, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Bonsai

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Sedative

Aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Headache

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Application in Furniture, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics

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

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

BURSERA simaruba

7.2 Common Name

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Turpentine Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

pennywort

Bursera simaruba

7.2.2 In German

Wassernabel

Bursera simaruba

7.2.3 In French

pennywort

Bursera simaruba

7.2.4 In Spanish

Centella

Bursera simaruba

7.2.5 In Greek

pennywort

Bursera simaruba

7.2.6 In Portuguese

conchelo

Bursera simaruba

7.2.7 In Polish

wąkrota

Bursera simaruba

7.2.8 In Latin

pennywort

Bursera simaruba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Apiales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Burseraceae

8.6 Genus

Hydrocotyle

Bursera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Pennywort and Gumbo Limbo

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

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Season and Care of Pennywort and Gumbo Limbo

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

Pennywort and Gumbo Limbo Physical Information

Pennywort and Gumbo Limbo physical information is very important for comparison. Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Gumbo Limbo height is 460.00 cm and width 760.00 cm. The color specification of Pennywort and Gumbo Limbo are as follows:

Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Gumbo Limbo flower color: Ivory
Gumbo Limbo leaf color: Not Available

Care of Pennywort and Gumbo Limbo

Care of Pennywort and Gumbo Limbo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pennywort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Gumbo Limbo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pennywort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Gumbo Limbo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.