Sweetbay

Pennywort

About Sweetbay and Pennywort

Sweetbay

Pennywort

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Aquatics

1.3 Origin

Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

1.4 Types

Cherry laurel, California Bay Laurel, Spotted laurel

Virginia

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Wet lands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

4-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

10-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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300.00 cm

Rank: 57 (Overall)▶

90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

White, Light Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Silver

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Silver

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green, Tan, Silver

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Yellow green, Tan

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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9% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Poorly Drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

In Water

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Stem Planting

Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, occasional watering once established

Requires consistently moist soil

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Poorly Drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Rust, Scab

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shade areas

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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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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10% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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90% Aquatic Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Aquatic Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

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5.12 Allergy

allergic conjunctivitis, Nausea, wheezing

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Hair Conditioner, Making cosmetics

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Insect Repellent

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Acne, Cancer, Diarrhea, Emollient, Migraines, Oral health, treating poison ivy

Anxiety, Sedative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaf Stalks, Stem

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Florist trade and landscaping, Making Perfumes, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Shade Trees

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Laurus nobilis

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

7.2 Common Name

Sweetbay

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

7.2.1 In Hindi

Laurus nobilis

pennywort

7.2.2 In German

Echter Lorbeer

Wassernabel

7.2.3 In French

Laurus nobilis

pennywort

7.2.4 In Spanish

Laurus nobilis

Centella

7.2.5 In Greek

Laurus nobilis

pennywort

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Loureiro

conchelo

7.2.7 In Polish

Wawrzyn szlachetny

wąkrota

7.2.8 In Latin

Laurus nobilis

pennywort

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Laurales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Magnoliaceae

Apiaceae

8.6 Genus

Laurus

Hydrocotyle

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Epidendreae

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8.9 Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweetbay and Pennywort

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

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Season and Care of Sweetbay and Pennywort

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

Sweetbay and Pennywort Physical Information

Sweetbay and Pennywort physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetbay height is 460.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sweetbay and Pennywort are as follows:

Sweetbay flower color: White and Ivory
Sweetbay leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Silver
Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sweetbay and Pennywort

Care of Sweetbay and Pennywort include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetbay pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pennywort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweetbay needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pennywort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.