Tritoma

Buddha's Hand

About Tritoma and Buddha's Hand

Tritoma

Buddha's Hand

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southern Asia, India, Melanesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp Places, Marshy ground

Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 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

45.70 cm370.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm300.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

White, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Yellow

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Budding, Cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

Keep the Soil well drained, 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

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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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

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Snails

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Not Available

Respiratory Disorders, Soothing and relieving pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Making Perfumes, Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Houseplant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

CITRUS medica var. sarcodactylis

7.2 Common Name

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

Buddha's Hand, Fingered Citron

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tritoma

Buddha's Hand Tree

7.2.2 In German

Tritoma

Buddhas Hand Baum

7.2.3 In French

Tritoma

Main de Bouddha Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

tritoma

Mano de Buda Árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

tritoma

Χέρι του Βούδα Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tritoma

Mão de Buda Árvore

7.2.7 In Polish

Tritoma

Ręka Buddy Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Trytoma

Buddha manus Arbor

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Citrus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

72NA

1 27800

Properties of Tritoma and Buddha's Hand

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

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Season and Care of Tritoma and Buddha's Hand

Season and care of Tritoma and Buddha's Hand is important to know. While considering everything about Tritoma and Buddha's Hand Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tritoma season is Spring and Summer and Buddha's Hand season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Tritoma is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Buddha's Hand is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tritoma is Acidic, Neutral and for Buddha's Hand is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Tritoma and Buddha's Hand Physical Information

Tritoma and Buddha's Hand physical information is very important for comparison. Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Buddha's Hand height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Tritoma and Buddha's Hand are as follows:

Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Buddha's Hand flower color: White and Purple
Buddha's Hand leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Tritoma and Buddha's Hand

Care of Tritoma and Buddha's Hand include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tritoma pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Buddha's Hand pruning is done Prune in spring, Remove branches, Remove branches that rub together, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Tritoma needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Buddha's Hand needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.