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About Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Broadleaf Evergreen, Grass
1.3 Origin
North America
Mexico
1.4 Types
Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,
Otatea acuminata ssp. acuminata, Otatea acuminata ssp. aztecorum, Otatea acuminata 'Dwarf'
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
40
Rank: 59 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies
Subtropical climates, tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-10
9-12
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10 - 7
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
H1, H2, 9, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Weeping
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
8.50 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
240.00 cm
Rank: 78 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
2.46 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Brown, Yellow
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Black, Chocolate, Ivory
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Yellow green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oval
Long linear and narrow
2.4 Thorns
15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Dry, Light, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Dry, Light, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning
Prune every year, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot
Aphids, Mealybugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
98% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
None
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.10 Self-Sowing
50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Mealybugs
5.12 Allergy
Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Pulmonary afflictions
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Seeds, Stem
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Helianths Annuus
OTATEA acuminata
7.2 Common Name
Sunflower
Clumping Bamboo, Mexican Weeping Bamboo
7.2.1 In Hindi
Sūrajamukhī
मैक्सिकन बांस
7.2.2 In German
Sonnenblume
Mexican Bambus
7.2.3 In French
Tournesol
Bamboo mexicaine
7.2.4 In Spanish
Girasol
bambú mexicana
7.2.5 In Greek
ηλιοτρόπιο
Μεξικού μπαμπού
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Girassol
Bamboo Mexican
7.2.7 In Polish
słonecznik
Mexican Bamboo
7.2.8 In Latin
Helianthus
Mexicanus Bamboo
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
Asterales
Poales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Heilanthus
Otatea
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Heliantheae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Helianthodeae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
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70
Rank: 100 (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Mexican Bamboo doesn't have thorns. Also Sunflower does not have fragrant flowers. Sunflower has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes and Mexican Bamboo has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes. 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 Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo

Season and care of Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo is important to know. While considering everything about Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sunflower season is Summer and Mexican Bamboo season is Summer. The type of soil for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained and for Mexican Bamboo is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline and for Mexican Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral.

Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo Physical Information

Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Mexican Bamboo height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo are as follows:

  • Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow

  • Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green

  • Mexican Bamboo flower color: Non Flowering Plant

  • Mexican Bamboo leaf color: Green and Yellow green

Care of Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo

Care of Sunflower and Mexican Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Mexican Bamboo pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.