Swiss Chard

African Oil Palm

About Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm

Swiss Chard

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial or Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Europe

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Leaf beet, Seakettle beet, Spinach beet

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

10-15

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

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1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Green

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White, Yellow

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Orange, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

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Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Cercospora leaf spot, Damping off, Darkling beetles, Downy mildew

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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45% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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18% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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34% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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35% List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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No List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Insects

Birds

5.12 Allergy

dark circles, Diarrhea, Runny nose, Vomiting, wheezing

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Moisturizing, Remove blemishes, Slow downs aging, Speed hair growth

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antitumor, Carminative, Haemostatic, Stomachic, Tonic

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cultivated for fodder, Eaten as a pot herb, Used to make juice

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BETA vulgaris ssp. cicla

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

Swiss Chard

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Swiss Chard

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Swiss Chard

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

Chard suisse

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Acelgas

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

Σέσκουλο

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Acelga suíça

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Boćwina

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Swiss Chard

African Oil Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Chenopodiaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Beta

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Cyclolobeae

Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Betoideae

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm

Wondering what are the properties of Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm? We provide you with everything About Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm. Swiss Chard doesn't have thorns and African Oil Palm doesn't have thorns. Also Swiss Chard does not have fragrant flowers. Swiss Chard has allergic reactions like dark circles, Diarrhea, Runny nose, Vomiting and wheezing and African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like dark circles, Diarrhea, Runny nose, Vomiting 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 Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm

Season and care of Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm is important to know. While considering everything about Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm Care, growing season is an essential factor. Swiss Chard season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and African Oil Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Swiss Chard is Loam, Sand and for African Oil Palm is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Swiss Chard is Neutral, Alkaline and for African Oil Palm is Acidic, Neutral.

Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Swiss Chard height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm are as follows:

Swiss Chard flower color: Red and Green
Swiss Chard leaf color: Dark Green, Green, Orange, Red, White and Yellow
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm

Care of Swiss Chard and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Swiss Chard pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Swiss Chard needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.