Potato

African Sumac

About Potato and African Sumac

Potato

African Sumac

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Tree

Origin

South America, Chile

Southern Africa, South Africa

Types

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Shrub

Number of Varieties

400036

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

Forest margins, Grassland, Mountains, Pastures, Rocky Ridges, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-3

12-7

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm460.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm460.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red, White

Light Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Yellow, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loose, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Birds

Allergy

Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety

Diarrhea, Dysentry

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Culinary use, Employed in herbal medicine, Used as a dye, Used as a spice, Used in paper industry, Wood is used for making furniture

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SOLANUM tuberosum

RHUS lancea

Common Name

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

African Sumac

In Hindi

आलू

अफ्रीकी एक प्रकार का पौधा

In German

Kartoffel

African sumac

In French

Pomme de terre

sumac africaine

In Spanish

Patata

zumaque africano

In Greek

Πατάτα

Αφρικανική σουμάκι

In Portuguese

Batata

sumac africano

In Polish

Ziemniak

afrykański sumaka

In Latin

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

African sumac

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Sapindales

Family

Solanaceae

Anacardiaceae

Genus

Solanum

Rhus

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Anacardioideae

Number of Species

140036

1 27800

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Properties of Potato and African Sumac

Wondering what are the properties of Potato and African Sumac? We provide you with everything About Potato and African Sumac. Potato doesn't have thorns and African Sumac doesn't have thorns. Also Potato does not have fragrant flowers. Potato has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting and African Sumac has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting. 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 Potato and African Sumac and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Potato and African Sumac

Season and care of Potato and African Sumac is important to know. While considering everything about Potato and African Sumac Care, growing season is an essential factor. Potato season is Summer and Fall and African Sumac season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Potato is Loose, Well drained and for African Sumac is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Potato is Acidic and for African Sumac is Neutral, Alkaline.

Potato and African Sumac Physical Information

Potato and African Sumac physical information is very important for comparison. Potato height is 91.44 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas African Sumac height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Potato and African Sumac are as follows:

Potato flower color: Blue, Purple, Red and White
Potato leaf color: Green
African Sumac flower color: Light Green and Ivory
African Sumac leaf color: Green

Care of Potato and African Sumac

Care of Potato and African Sumac include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and African Sumac pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Sumac needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.