Torenia

California Buckeye

About Torenia and California Buckeye

Torenia

California Buckeye

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

California

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

along watercourse, Moist Soils, shaded moist road banks

Hillside

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-127-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 3

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm460.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

White, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Narrow and lance shape

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

20-20-20 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

fungus, Red blotch

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

cornea infecion, gonorrhoea

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Stem

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TORENIA 'Dantorwhite'

AESCULUS californica

7.2 Common Name

Bluewings, Torenia, White Moon Torenia, Wishbone Flower

California Buckeye

7.2.1 In Hindi

Torenia

कैलिफोर्निया Buckeye

7.2.2 In German

Torenia

California Buckeye

7.2.3 In French

Torénia

California Buckeye

7.2.4 In Spanish

Torenia

California Buckeye

7.2.5 In Greek

Torenia

Καλιφόρνια Buckeye

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Torenia

California Buckeye

7.2.7 In Polish

Torenia

Kalifornia Buckeye

7.2.8 In Latin

Torenia

California Buckeye

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Sapindaceae

8.6 Genus

Torenia

Aesculus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Hippocastanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

319

1 27800

Properties of Torenia and California Buckeye

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

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Season and Care of Torenia and California Buckeye

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

Torenia and California Buckeye Physical Information

Torenia and California Buckeye physical information is very important for comparison. Torenia height is 30.00 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas California Buckeye height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Torenia and California Buckeye are as follows:

Torenia flower color: White and Yellow
Torenia leaf color: Green
California Buckeye flower color: White and Pink
California Buckeye leaf color: Light Green

Care of Torenia and California Buckeye

Care of Torenia and California Buckeye include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Torenia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and California Buckeye pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Torenia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer California Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.