Shooting Star

Mashua

About Shooting Star and Mashua

Shooting Star

Mashua

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America

1.4 Types

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

17NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, open Woodlands

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-158-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

not available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

240.00 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Pink, Red, White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Trumpet

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From Rhizomes

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

Mosaic viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

TROPAEOLUM tuberosum

7.2 Common Name

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium

7.2.1 In Hindi

shooting star

Tuberous Nasturtium

7.2.2 In German

shooting star

Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse

7.2.3 In French

Dodecatheon

Capucine tubéreuse

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dodecatheon

tuberosa capuchina

7.2.5 In Greek

shooting star

Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dodecatheon

tuberosa chagas

7.2.7 In Polish

shooting star

bulwiaste Nasturcja

7.2.8 In Latin

shooting star

Morbus nasturtium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Primulales

Brassicales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Tropaeolaceae

8.6 Genus

Dodecatheon

Tropaeolum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

17NA

1 27800

Properties of Shooting Star and Mashua

Wondering what are the properties of Shooting Star and Mashua? We provide you with everything About Shooting Star and Mashua. Shooting Star doesn't have thorns and Mashua doesn't have thorns. Also Shooting Star does not have fragrant flowers. Shooting Star has allergic reactions like Runny nose and sneezing and Mashua has allergic reactions like Runny nose and sneezing. 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 Shooting Star and Mashua and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Shooting Star and Mashua

Season and care of Shooting Star and Mashua is important to know. While considering everything about Shooting Star and Mashua Care, growing season is an essential factor. Shooting Star season is Spring and Winter and Mashua season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Shooting Star is Loam, Sand and for Mashua is Loam while the PH of soil for Shooting Star is Acidic, Neutral and for Mashua is Acidic, Neutral.

Shooting Star and Mashua Physical Information

Shooting Star and Mashua physical information is very important for comparison. Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Mashua height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Shooting Star and Mashua are as follows:

Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy
Mashua flower color: Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose and Yellow
Mashua leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Shooting Star and Mashua

Care of Shooting Star and Mashua include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mashua pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mashua needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.