Sunflower

Miniature Orchid

About Sunflower and Miniature Orchid

Sunflower

Miniature Orchid

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Epiphyte

1.3 Origin

North America

China, India, Nepal

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

Pleione chunii , Pleione limprichtii

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

Hilly upland habitat, Wooded hillsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

13-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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8.50 cm

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12.70 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.46 cm

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15.20 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

White, Yellow, Yellow green, Brown

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Elliptic to oblong

2.4 Thorns

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13% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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16% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Light Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

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

Do not water excessively, Needs very little water

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, Alkaline

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost

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

Free of serious pests and diseases

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Light Frost

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has 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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71% Epiphyte 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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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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26% Epiphyte 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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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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No Epiphyte Garden Plants has it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

Unknown

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Bonsai, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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20% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Pulmonary afflictions

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Not Available

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

Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Beneficial species for attracting pollinators

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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77% Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Epiphyte Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

SIGMATOSTALIX amazonica

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Amazon Sigmatostalix Orchid, Miniature Orchid

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

miniature orchid

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

miniature orchid

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

Pleione

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

Pleione

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Pleione

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

miniature orchid

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

miniature orchid

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

miniature orchid

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Orchidaceae

8.6 Genus

Heilanthus

Pleione

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

Coelogyneae

8.9 Subfamily

Helianthodeae

Epidendroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sunflower and Miniature Orchid

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Miniature Orchid? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Miniature Orchid. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Miniature Orchid 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 Miniature Orchid 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 Miniature Orchid and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Miniature Orchid

Season and care of Sunflower and Miniature Orchid is important to know. While considering everything about Sunflower and Miniature Orchid Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sunflower season is Summer and Miniature Orchid season is Summer. The type of soil for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained and for Miniature Orchid is Not Available while the PH of soil for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline and for Miniature Orchid is Not Available.

Sunflower and Miniature Orchid Physical Information

Sunflower and Miniature Orchid physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Miniature Orchid height is 12.70 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Miniature Orchid are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Miniature Orchid flower color: White, Yellow, Yellow green and Brown
Miniature Orchid leaf color: Light Green

Care of Sunflower and Miniature Orchid

Care of Sunflower and Miniature Orchid include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Miniature Orchid pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Miniature Orchid needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.