Potato

Chinese Lantern

About Potato and Chinese Lantern

Potato

Chinese Lantern

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tender Perennial

Origin

South America, Chile

Types

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Chinese lantern,Japanese-lantern, winter cherry

Number of Varieties

400090

0 40000

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Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

Cultivated Beds, Damp Places, hedge rows, Mountain Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-3

10-1

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

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.96 cm12.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red, White

Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Tan, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Elliptic, toothed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loose, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings

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

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Whiteflies

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

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Hummingbirds

Allergy

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

breathing problems, Diarrhea, Headache, Irritation to stomach, 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

Antiphlogistic, Antirheumatic, Antitussive, Diuretic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SOLANUM tuberosum

ABUTILON 'Amsterdam'

Common Name

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

Chinese Lantern, Flowering Maple, Parlour Maple

In Hindi

आलू

Chinese lantern

In German

Kartoffel

Lampionblume

In French

Pomme de terre

Coqueret alkékenge

In Spanish

Patata

Chinese lantern

In Greek

Πατάτα

Chinese lantern

In Portuguese

Batata

Chinese lantern

In Polish

Ziemniak

Miechunka rozdęta

In Latin

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Chinese lantern

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Solanaceae

Malvaceae

Genus

Solanum

Physalis

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Physaleae

Subfamily

Solanoideae

Number of Species

140090

1 27800

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Properties of Potato and Chinese Lantern

Wondering what are the properties of Potato and Chinese Lantern? We provide you with everything About Potato and Chinese Lantern. Potato doesn't have thorns and Chinese Lantern 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 Chinese Lantern 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 Chinese Lantern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Potato and Chinese Lantern

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

Potato and Chinese Lantern Physical Information

Potato and Chinese Lantern physical information is very important for comparison. Potato height is 91.44 cm and width 60.96 cm whereas Chinese Lantern height is 120.00 cm and width 12.00 cm. The color specification of Potato and Chinese Lantern are as follows:

Potato flower color: Blue, Purple, Red and White
Potato leaf color: Green
Chinese Lantern flower color: Orange Red
Chinese Lantern leaf color: Green

Care of Potato and Chinese Lantern

Care of Potato and Chinese Lantern include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potato pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads and Chinese Lantern pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Potato needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Lantern needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.