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Polka Dot Plant
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About Polka Dot Plant

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Madagascar

Types

-

Number of Varieties

50
Rank: 73 (Overall)
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Habitat

All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15
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AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Minimum Width

30.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

Leaf Color in Summer

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

Leaf Color in Fall

White, Red, Blue, Green, Pink, Rose

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Thorns

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

64% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Reduce watering in winter

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

6% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

45% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

8% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

21% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

16% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

55% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

1% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

9% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

44% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

-

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

52% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

-

Used As Indoor Plant

60% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

HYPOESTES phyllostachya

Common Name

Polka Dot Plant, Polkadot Plant

In Hindi

Polka dot plant

In German

Tupfen-Anlage

In French

Polka dot usine de

In Spanish

Planta de lunares

In Greek

Φυτό πουά

In Portuguese

Planta bolinhas

In Polish

Grochy roślin

In Latin

Facies dot herba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Hypoestes

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Ruellieae

Subfamily

Acanthoideae

Number of Species

50
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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 . Polka Dot Plant Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • 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 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. 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.