Sacred Lotus

Camellia

About Sacred Lotus and Camellia

Sacred Lotus

Camellia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia

China, Japan, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

Camellia japonica, Camellia oleifera, Camellia sasanqua

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

Rank: 41 (Overall)▶

3000

Rank: 6 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Ponds

Coastal Regions, Hillside

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

7-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-3

10-7

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

300.00 cm

Rank: 72 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral

White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson, Dark Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Sandy Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Lime Green, Sea Green

Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Lime Green, Sea Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Lime Green, Sea Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Orbicular

Oblong elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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12% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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42% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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27% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, In Water, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut away fading foliage

Prune after flowering, Remove short branches

4.8 Fertilizers

20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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16% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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43% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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8% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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37% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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3% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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55% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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14% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

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12% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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4% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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61% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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28% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Beetles, Insects

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Constipation

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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74% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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50% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic

Diabetes, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in making beverages

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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44% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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34% Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens

Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

NELUMBO nucifera

CAMELLIA japonica 'Brooks'

7.2 Common Name

East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus

Tea plant, Tea shrub

7.2.1 In Hindi

पवित्र कमल

चाय के पौधे

7.2.2 In German

Heiliges Lotus

Camellia Pflanzen

7.2.3 In French

Lotus Sacré

Camélia

7.2.4 In Spanish

loto sagrado

Camelia

7.2.5 In Greek

ιερή Lotus

Καμέλια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lotus sagrado

Camélia

7.2.7 In Polish

Sacred Lotus

Kamelia

7.2.8 In Latin

sacra Lotus

Camellia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Proteales

Ericales

8.5 Family

Nymphaeaceae

Theaceae

8.6 Genus

Abelia

Camellia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Nelumbonaceae

Theeae, Theoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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250

Rank: 51 (Overall)▶

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About Calla Lily

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Sacred Lotus and Camellia

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

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Season and Care of Sacred Lotus and Camellia

Season and care of Sacred Lotus and Camellia is important to know. While considering everything about Sacred Lotus and Camellia Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sacred Lotus season is Summer and Fall and Camellia season is Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Sacred Lotus is Clay, Loam and for Camellia is Loam while the PH of soil for Sacred Lotus is Neutral and for Camellia is Acidic, Neutral.

Sacred Lotus and Camellia Physical Information

Sacred Lotus and Camellia physical information is very important for comparison. Sacred Lotus height is 30.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Camellia height is 300.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sacred Lotus and Camellia are as follows:

Sacred Lotus flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose and Coral
Sacred Lotus leaf color: Lime Green and Sea Green
Camellia flower color: White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Crimson and Dark Red
Camellia leaf color: Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Sacred Lotus and Camellia

Care of Sacred Lotus and Camellia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sacred Lotus pruning is done Cut away fading foliage and Camellia pruning is done Prune after flowering and Remove short branches. In summer Sacred Lotus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Camellia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.