Sweet Olive

Wild Snapdragon

About Sweet Olive and Wild Snapdragon

Sweet Olive

Wild Snapdragon

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Broadleaf Evergreen

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Asia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

1.4 Types

Apricot Gold, Butter Yellow, Orange Supreme, Dan

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-113-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Orange

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Blue, Black

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval, Finely Dentate

Oval to egg shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Fall, Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Semi-hardwood cuttings

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Do Not over 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, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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 no more than one-third of each branch

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-purpose dry fertilizer

use all-purpose fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Nematodes

Bumblebees

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antitussive

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Fruits, Stem

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OSMANTHUS fragrans

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

7.2 Common Name

Sweet olive, Sweet osmanthus, Tea olive

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sweet Olive

Wild Snapdragon

7.2.2 In German

Sweet Olive

Wilde Snapdragon

7.2.3 In French

Olive douce

Snapdragon sauvage

7.2.4 In Spanish

Oliva dulce

Salvaje Snapdragon

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό Ελιά

άγρια Snapdragon

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Olive doce

Selvagem Snapdragon

7.2.7 In Polish

słodki Olive

Dziki Snapdragon

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulce Olive

Phlox Ferae

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Oleaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Osmanthus

Penstemon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Oleeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Scrophularioideae

8.10 Number of Species

15NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Olive and Wild Snapdragon

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Olive and Wild Snapdragon? We provide you with everything About Sweet Olive and Wild Snapdragon. Sweet Olive doesn't have thorns and Wild Snapdragon doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Olive does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Olive has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Wild Snapdragon has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Wild Snapdragon and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Olive and Wild Snapdragon

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

Sweet Olive and Wild Snapdragon Physical Information

Sweet Olive and Wild Snapdragon physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Olive height is 30.00 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Sweet Olive and Wild Snapdragon are as follows:

Sweet Olive flower color: White and Orange
Sweet Olive leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Sweet Olive and Wild Snapdragon

Care of Sweet Olive and Wild Snapdragon include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Olive pruning is done Remove no more than one-third of each branch and Wild Snapdragon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Olive needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wild Snapdragon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.