Water Spinach

Adam's Needle

About Water Spinach and Adam's Needle

Water Spinach

Adam's Needle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Flowering Plants, Succulent

1.3 Origin

India

Southeastern United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

Dry areas, Hot climate regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-154-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

12.70 cm45.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Reddish Plum

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do not let dry out between waterings

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, Alkaline

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

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

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

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

Birds, Hens

Birds, Butterflies, Flies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland

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

Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in curries, soups, stews

Decoration Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

Container, Cottage garden

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA aquatica

Yucca filamentosa

7.2 Common Name

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca

7.2.1 In Hindi

Water Spinach

Adam's needle

7.2.2 In German

Wasser-Spinat

Fädige Palmlilie

7.2.3 In French

Épinards d'eau

Yucca filamentosa

7.2.4 In Spanish

La espinaca de agua

Yucca filamentosa

7.2.5 In Greek

Σπανάκι νερό

Adam's Needle

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Espinafre de água

Adam's Needle

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak wodny

Jukka karolińska

7.2.8 In Latin

Water Spinach

Adam's Needle

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Agavaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Yucca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Ipomoeeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Agavoideae

8.10 Number of Species

500NA

1 27800

Properties of Water Spinach and Adam's Needle

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

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Season and Care of Water Spinach and Adam's Needle

Season and care of Water Spinach and Adam's Needle is important to know. While considering everything about Water Spinach and Adam's Needle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Water Spinach season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Adam's Needle season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Water Spinach is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Water Spinach is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Water Spinach and Adam's Needle Physical Information

Water Spinach and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Water Spinach and Adam's Needle are as follows:

Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green
Adam's Needle flower color: White
Adam's Needle leaf color: Green

Care of Water Spinach and Adam's Needle

Care of Water Spinach and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Water Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Water Spinach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.