Tritoma

Ebony Spleenwort

About Tritoma and Ebony Spleenwort

Tritoma

Ebony Spleenwort

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Fern

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

North America, Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Asplenium platyneuron platyneuron, Asplenium platyneuron incisum, Asplenium platyneuron bacculum-rubrum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp Places, Marshy ground

Moist Soils, Old fields, Sandy areas, Shaded sites

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-93-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

9-1

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

50.80 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

Non Flowering Plant

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Variety of soil types

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Spores

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

Water occasionally

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Put diluted fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture

Drought, Variety of soil types

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

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

General weakness in children, Mouth Sores, Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

ASPLENIUM platyneuron

7.2 Common Name

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

ebony spleenwort, brownstem spleenwort

7.2.1 In Hindi

Tritoma

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.2 In German

Tritoma

Ebony Streifenfarn

7.2.3 In French

Tritoma

Ebony doradille

7.2.4 In Spanish

tritoma

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.5 In Greek

tritoma

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Tritoma

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.7 In Polish

Tritoma

Ebony Spleenwort

7.2.8 In Latin

Trytoma

Clear Spleenwort

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Pteridophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Polypodiales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Aspleniaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Asplenium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Eupolypods II

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

72700

1 27800

Properties of Tritoma and Ebony Spleenwort

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

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Season and Care of Tritoma and Ebony Spleenwort

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

Tritoma and Ebony Spleenwort Physical Information

Tritoma and Ebony Spleenwort physical information is very important for comparison. Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Ebony Spleenwort height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Tritoma and Ebony Spleenwort are as follows:

Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Ebony Spleenwort flower color: Non Flowering Plant
Ebony Spleenwort leaf color: Green

Care of Tritoma and Ebony Spleenwort

Care of Tritoma and Ebony Spleenwort 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 Ebony Spleenwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tritoma needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ebony Spleenwort needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.