Pineapple Weed

Carambola

About Pineapple Weed and Carambola

Pineapple Weed

Carambola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Fruit

1.3 Origin

North America, Western United States, Canada

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Along Railroads, Gravels, Roadsides, Rocky areas

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-910-14

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

11-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

12.70 cm610.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

12.70 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow green, Chartreuse

Pink, Rose, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Cone shaped

Oblovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires a lot of watering

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Nematodes, White grubs

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Kidney Stone

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Used in making tea

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Flower borders, Landscape

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Matricaria discoidea

AVERRHOA carambola

7.2 Common Name

Pineapple Weed, Ray-less Dogfennel, disc mayweed, wild chamomile

Carambola, Starfruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

Pineapple Weed

carambola पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Strahlenlose Kamille

Sternfrucht Baum

7.2.3 In French

Matricaire odorante

arbre carambole

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pineapple Weed

árbol de carambola

7.2.5 In Greek

ξύλο ανανά

carambola δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Pineapple Weed

árvore de carambola

7.2.7 In Polish

Rumianek bezpromieniowy

karambola drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Pineapple Weed

carambola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Matricaria

Averrhoa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Anthemideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA180

1 27800

Properties of Pineapple Weed and Carambola

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

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Season and Care of Pineapple Weed and Carambola

Season and care of Pineapple Weed and Carambola is important to know. While considering everything about Pineapple Weed and Carambola Care, growing season is an essential factor. Pineapple Weed season is Not Available and Carambola season is Not Available. The type of soil for Pineapple Weed is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Carambola is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Pineapple Weed is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Carambola is Acidic, Neutral.

Pineapple Weed and Carambola Physical Information

Pineapple Weed and Carambola physical information is very important for comparison. Pineapple Weed height is 12.70 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Pineapple Weed and Carambola are as follows:

Pineapple Weed flower color: Yellow green and Chartreuse
Pineapple Weed leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green

Care of Pineapple Weed and Carambola

Care of Pineapple Weed and Carambola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Pineapple Weed pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer Pineapple Weed needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.