Sweet Olive

Mashua

About Sweet Olive and Mashua

Sweet Olive

Mashua

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Flowering Plants, Vegetable

Origin

Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America

Types

Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan

Number of Varieties

3010

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Habitat

Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-118-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

Sunset Zone

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Orange

Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Blue, Black

Pink, Red, White

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval, Finely Dentate

Trumpet

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall, Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood cuttings

From Rhizomes

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove no more than one-third of each branch

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-purpose dry fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Mosaic viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Nematodes

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antitussive

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem

Fruits

Other Uses

Used as essential oil, Used as insect repellent, Used in herbal medicines, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Foundation

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OSMANTHUS fragrans

TROPAEOLUM tuberosum

Common Name

Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive

Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium

In Hindi

Sweet Olive

Tuberous Nasturtium

In German

Sweet Olive

Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse

In French

Olive douce

Capucine tubéreuse

In Spanish

Oliva dulce

tuberosa capuchina

In Greek

γλυκό Ελιά

Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο

In Portuguese

Olive doce

tuberosa chagas

In Polish

słodki Olive

bulwiaste Nasturcja

In Latin

Dulce Olive

Morbus nasturtium

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales

Brassicales

Family

Oleaceae

Tropaeolaceae

Genus

Osmanthus

Tropaeolum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Oleeae

Subfamily

Number of Species

15100

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Olive and Mashua

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Olive and Mashua

Season and care of Sweet Olive and Mashua is important to know. While considering everything about Sweet Olive and Mashua Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sweet Olive season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Mashua season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Sweet Olive is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Mashua is Loam while the PH of soil for Sweet Olive is Acidic, Neutral and for Mashua is Acidic, Neutral.

Sweet Olive and Mashua Physical Information

Sweet Olive and Mashua physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Olive height is 30.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Mashua height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Sweet Olive and Mashua are as follows:

Sweet Olive flower color: White and Orange
Sweet Olive leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Mashua flower color: Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose and Yellow
Mashua leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Sweet Olive and Mashua

Care of Sweet Olive and Mashua include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Olive pruning is done Remove no more than one-third of each branch and Mashua pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Sweet Olive needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mashua needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.