Water Spinach

Air Plant

About Water Spinach and Air Plant

Water Spinach

Air Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Epiphyte

1.3 Origin

India

North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA2

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-15Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Rosette/Stemless

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

12.70 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Reddish Plum

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green, Silver, Gray

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, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry

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

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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

✔ ✘

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

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland

Beautification

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

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in curries, soups, stews

Employed in herbal medicine

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

Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA aquatica

TILLANDSIA

7.2 Common Name

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

Air Plant, Airplant

7.2.1 In Hindi

Water Spinach

Air Plant

7.2.2 In German

Wasser-Spinat

Klimaanlagen

7.2.3 In French

Épinards d'eau

Plante air

7.2.4 In Spanish

La espinaca de agua

Planta de Aire

7.2.5 In Greek

Σπανάκι νερό

Air φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Espinafre de água

Air planta

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak wodny

powietrza

7.2.8 In Latin

Water Spinach

Air Planta

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Poales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Bromeliaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Tillandsia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Ipomoeeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Tillandsioideae.

8.10 Number of Species

500700

1 27800

Properties of Water Spinach and Air Plant

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

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Season and Care of Water Spinach and Air Plant

Season and care of Water Spinach and Air Plant is important to know. While considering everything about Water Spinach and Air Plant Care, growing season is an essential factor. Water Spinach season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Air Plant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Water Spinach is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Air Plant is Not Available while the PH of soil for Water Spinach is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Air Plant is Not Available.

Water Spinach and Air Plant Physical Information

Water Spinach and Air Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Air Plant height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Water Spinach and Air Plant are as follows:

Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green
Air Plant flower color: Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink and Plum
Air Plant leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Silver

Care of Water Spinach and Air Plant

Care of Water Spinach and Air Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Water Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Air Plant pruning is done Prune to control growth 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 Air Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.