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About Polka Dot Plant

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
Madagascar
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
All sorts of environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-9
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
2.4 Thorns
7% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
72% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Reduce watering in winter
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
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
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
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
15% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
8% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
40% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
19% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
13% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
57% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
1% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
No Tender Perennial Garden Plants has it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
48% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
50% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Unknown
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
64% Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
HYPOESTES phyllostachya
7.2 Common Name
Polka Dot Plant, Polkadot Plant
7.2.1 In Hindi
Polka dot plant
7.2.2 In German
Tupfen-Anlage
7.2.3 In French
Polka dot usine de
7.2.4 In Spanish
Planta de lunares
7.2.5 In Greek
Φυτό πουά
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Planta bolinhas
7.2.7 In Polish
Grochy roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Facies dot herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Lamiales
8.5 Family
Acanthaceae
8.6 Genus
Hypoestes
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Ruellieae
8.9 Subfamily
Acanthoideae
8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Polka Dot Plant

Want to know the properties of Polka Dot Plant? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Polka Dot Plant is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Polka Dot Plant Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Not Available

  • Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Polka Dot Plant Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Polka Dot Plant. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Polka Dot Plant physical information is as follows: 20.30 cm tall and 30.50 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oval. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Lavender
  • Leaf color: White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink and Rose

Care of Polka Dot Plant

Taking Polka Dot Plant Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Polka Dot Plant include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Polka Dot Plant

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Polka Dot Plant is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Polka Dot Plant is a very important plant from Tender Perennial. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is All sorts of environments and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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