Spring Starflower

Touch-me-not

About Spring Starflower and Touch-me-not

Spring Starflower

Touch-me-not

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina

Brazil

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

Cropland, Forests, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-911-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

H1, H2

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm30.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm40.60 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Pink, Rose, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Requires regular 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, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

bees, Wasps

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

✔ ✘

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

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

Insects

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic conjunctivitis, Hay fever

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

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

No Medicinal Use

Antivinous, Diarrhea, Fertility, Piles, Stomach Ulcers

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

MIMOSA pudica

7.2 Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Action Plant, Sensitive Plant, Touch-Me-Not

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spring Starflower

छुई मुई

7.2.2 In German

Frühling Borretsch

Berühre mich nicht

7.2.3 In French

Spring Starflower

Balsamine

7.2.4 In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

No me toques

7.2.5 In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

Αγγίξτε-me-not

7.2.6 In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Não me toque

7.2.7 In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Niecierpek

7.2.8 In Latin

Spring Starflower

Palpate Me, non-

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Geraniales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipheion

Impatiens

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

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 Touch-me-not

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

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Touch-me-not

Season and care of Spring Starflower and Touch-me-not is important to know. While considering everything about Spring Starflower and Touch-me-not Care, growing season is an essential factor. Spring Starflower season is Spring and Touch-me-not season is Spring. The type of soil for Spring Starflower is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Touch-me-not is Loam while the PH of soil for Spring Starflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Touch-me-not is Neutral.

Spring Starflower and Touch-me-not Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Touch-me-not physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Touch-me-not height is 30.00 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Touch-me-not 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
Touch-me-not flower color: Pink, Rose and Lavender
Touch-me-not leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Touch-me-not

Care of Spring Starflower and Touch-me-not include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Touch-me-not 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 Touch-me-not needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.