Spring Starflower

Canchalagua

About Spring Starflower and Canchalagua

Spring Starflower

Canchalagua

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Herbs, Perennial

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Narrow Oblong

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, Water soluble fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Fine

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

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Flying insects, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve skin condition

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Diarrhea, Eczema, Indigestion, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Edible

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

EUPHORBIA hypericifolia

7.2 Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Canchalagua, Hypericum-leaved Spurge, Leche-leche

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spring Starflower

Canchalagua

7.2.2 In German

Frühling Borretsch

Canchalagua

7.2.3 In French

Spring Starflower

canchalangua

7.2.4 In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

canchalagua

7.2.5 In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

Canchalagua

7.2.6 In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Canchalagua

7.2.7 In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Canchalagua

7.2.8 In Latin

Spring Starflower

Canchalagua

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Euphorbiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipheion

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Gilliesieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Spring Starflower and Canchalagua

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

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Canchalagua

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

Spring Starflower and Canchalagua Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Canchalagua physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Canchalagua height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Canchalagua are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Canchalagua flower color: White
Canchalagua leaf color: Green, Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Canchalagua

Care of Spring Starflower and Canchalagua include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Canchalagua pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Canchalagua needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.