Turmeric

Chinese Chives

About Turmeric and Chinese Chives

Turmeric

Chinese Chives

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Southern Asia, China

1.4 Types

Thodopuza, Red streaked, Alleppey

garlic chives, oriental garlic, Asian chives,

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Loamy soils, Tropical Forests, Tropical regions, Well Drained

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-11

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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50.00 cm

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25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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100.00 cm

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Green, Light Green, Yellow green

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Tan, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

Needle like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

From Rhizomes, Root Division

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut back old stems to the ground, Prune after harvesting, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost, Fertilize the soil before planting, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Leaf Hoppers, Mites, Scale, Snails

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity, Shallow soil

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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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

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Aphids, Caterpillar, Mites, Rabbits, Snails

Bees, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal distension, Blurred vision, Oral Allergy

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Blood purifying, Making cosmetics, Natural Sunscreen, Remove blemishes, Skin inflammation

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent weeds, Provides ground cover

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Abdominal Disease, Acne, Alzheimer’s Disease, Antibacterial, antimicrobial, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Atherosclerosis, Brain disease, Carminative, Cold, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, Eczema, Liver problems, Menstrual Cramps, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms, Treatment of ulcers, Urinary tract problems

Antibacterial, Cardiac, Digestive

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Used as an ointment, Used as colouring in foods, Used as insect repellent

Used as a moth repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Curcuma longa

ALLIUM tuberosum

7.2 Common Name

Turmeric, Curcuma

Chinese Chives

7.2.1 In Hindi

हल्दी

Chinese Chives

7.2.2 In German

Kurkuma

Knoblauch-Schnittlauch

7.2.3 In French

curcuma

Ciboule de Chine

7.2.4 In Spanish

Curcuma longa

Allium tuberosum

7.2.5 In Greek

κουρκούμη

Chinese Chives

7.2.6 In Portuguese

curcuma

Allium tuberosum

7.2.7 In Polish

kurkuma

Chinese Chives

7.2.8 In Latin

turmeric

Chinese Chives

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Zingiberales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Zingiberaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Curcuma

Allium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Zingibereae

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8.9 Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Turmeric and Chinese Chives

Wondering what are the properties of Turmeric and Chinese Chives? We provide you with everything About Turmeric and Chinese Chives. Turmeric doesn't have thorns and Chinese Chives doesn't have thorns. Also Turmeric does not have fragrant flowers. Turmeric has allergic reactions like Abdominal distension, Blurred vision and Oral Allergy and Chinese Chives has allergic reactions like Abdominal distension, Blurred vision and Oral Allergy. 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 Turmeric and Chinese Chives and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Turmeric and Chinese Chives

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

Turmeric and Chinese Chives Physical Information

Turmeric and Chinese Chives physical information is very important for comparison. Turmeric height is 50.00 cm and width 100.00 cm whereas Chinese Chives height is 25.40 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Turmeric and Chinese Chives are as follows:

Turmeric flower color: GreenLight Green and Yellow green
Turmeric leaf color: Green
Chinese Chives flower color: White
Chinese Chives leaf color: Green

Care of Turmeric and Chinese Chives

Care of Turmeric and Chinese Chives include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Turmeric pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground, Prune after harvesting, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chinese Chives pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Turmeric needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Chives needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.