Spearmint

Wood Apple

About Spearmint and Wood Apple

Spearmint

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

Europe, Mediterranean

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-7

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

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

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1.9 Habit

Spreading

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

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800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

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900.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Lavender

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval with toothed margin

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

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 over Water

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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, Red blotch, Spider mites, Whiteflies

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Flies, Mites

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5.12 Allergy

bullous cheilitis, contact allergic dermatitis

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Antifungal, Arthritis, Digestive disorders, Stomach pain

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used as insect repellent, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MENTHA spicata

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Spearmint

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

पहाड़ी पुदीना

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Grüne Minze

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

menthe verte

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

menta verde

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

δυόσμος

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

hortelã

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

mięta

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Coriander

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Mentha

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Mentheae

Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

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Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Spearmint and Wood Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Spearmint and Wood Apple? We provide you with everything About Spearmint and Wood Apple. Spearmint doesn't have thorns and Wood Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Spearmint does not have fragrant flowers. Spearmint has allergic reactions like bullous cheilitis and contact allergic dermatitis and Wood Apple has allergic reactions like bullous cheilitis and contact allergic dermatitis. 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 Spearmint and Wood Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Spearmint and Wood Apple

Season and care of Spearmint and Wood Apple is important to know. While considering everything about Spearmint and Wood Apple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Spearmint season is Not Available and Wood Apple season is Not Available. The type of soil for Spearmint is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Wood Apple is Rich while the PH of soil for Spearmint is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral.

Spearmint and Wood Apple Physical Information

Spearmint and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Spearmint height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Spearmint and Wood Apple are as follows:

Spearmint flower color: Pink and Lavender
Spearmint leaf color: Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Spearmint and Wood Apple

Care of Spearmint and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spearmint pruning is done 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 Spearmint 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.