Shooting Star

Wood Apple

About Shooting Star and Wood Apple

Shooting Star

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

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

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, open Woodlands

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

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1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

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1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

900.00 cm

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Dark 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

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate elongated

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Rich

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

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do not water excessively

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

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

Not Available

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

Gastric

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

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Unknown

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Unknown

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

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

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

shooting star

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

shooting star

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

Dodecatheon

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

Dodecatheon

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

shooting star

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Dodecatheon

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

shooting star

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

shooting star

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Primulales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Verbenaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Dodecatheon

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Shooting Star and Wood Apple

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

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Season and Care of Shooting Star and Wood Apple

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

Shooting Star and Wood Apple Physical Information

Shooting Star and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Shooting Star and Wood Apple are as follows:

Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Shooting Star and Wood Apple

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