Ubi

Mexican Hat

About Ubi and Mexican Hat

Ubi

Mexican Hat

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Asia

Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Ratibida columnifera

Number of Varieties

10025

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

10*1

10-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

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

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

6.56 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

61.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Gold

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Subulate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Flies

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Analgesic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DIOSCOREA alata

RATIBIDA columnifera

Common Name

Purple Sweet Potato, Purple Yam, Ubi, Uhi, Water Yam, White Yam, Winged Yam

Mexican Hat

In Hindi

Hydrangea

Mexican Hat

In German

Hortensie

Mexican Hat

In French

Hortensia

Mexican Hat

In Spanish

Hortensia

mexican Hat

In Greek

υδραγεία

Mexican Hat

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Mexican Hat

In Polish

Hortensja

Mexican Hat

In Latin

Hibiscus

Mexicanus Hat

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Family

Dioscoreaceae

Asteraceae

Genus

Ratibida

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

-14

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Ubi and Mexican Hat

Wondering what are the properties of Ubi and Mexican Hat? We provide you with everything About Ubi and Mexican Hat. Ubi doesn't have thorns and Mexican Hat doesn't have thorns. Also Ubi does not have fragrant flowers. Ubi has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Mexican Hat has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Ubi and Mexican Hat and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Vegetables » More

Ubi and Batavia

Ubi and Wolf Peach

Ubi and Carrot

» More Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Ubi and Mexican Hat

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

Ubi and Mexican Hat Physical Information

Ubi and Mexican Hat physical information is very important for comparison. Ubi height is 6.56 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Mexican Hat height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Ubi and Mexican Hat are as follows:

Ubi flower color: Brown and Sandy Brown
Ubi leaf color: Green
Mexican Hat flower color: Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green and Brown
Mexican Hat leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Ubi and Mexican Hat

Care of Ubi and Mexican Hat include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ubi pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Hat pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Ubi needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Hat needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.