Water Spinach

Mexican Marigold

About Water Spinach and Mexican Marigold

Water Spinach

Mexican Marigold

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

India

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

subtropical regions, Tropical regions

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-158-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-6

12 - 1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

12.70 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Lavender

Yellow, Orange, Gold, Orange Red

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

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Layering, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Part sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

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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

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Farmland

Beautification, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Cancer, Diarrhea, Hepatitis, Inflammation, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Shoots, Stem

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used in curries, soups, stews

Air freshner, Condiment, For making oil for cosmetics, Garland, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as an ointment, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

Insignificant

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens

Dried Flower, Landscape, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

IPOMOEA aquatica

TAGETES lucida

7.2 Common Name

Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach

Mexican Marigold, Sweetscented marigold

7.2.1 In Hindi

Water Spinach

मैक्सिकन गेंदा

7.2.2 In German

Wasser-Spinat

mexikanische Ringelblume

7.2.3 In French

Épinards d'eau

Tagetes lucida

7.2.4 In Spanish

La espinaca de agua

caléndula mexicano

7.2.5 In Greek

Σπανάκι νερό

μεξικάνικο κατιφέ

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Espinafre de água

Tagetes lucida

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak wodny

meksykański nagietka

7.2.8 In Latin

Water Spinach

Mexicanus caltha

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Spermatophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Convolvulaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Ipomoea

Tagetes

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Ipomoeeae

Tageteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

500NA

1 27800

Properties of Water Spinach and Mexican Marigold

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

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Season and Care of Water Spinach and Mexican Marigold

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

Water Spinach and Mexican Marigold Physical Information

Water Spinach and Mexican Marigold physical information is very important for comparison. Water Spinach height is 12.70 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Mexican Marigold height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Water Spinach and Mexican Marigold are as follows:

Water Spinach flower color: White and Lavender
Water Spinach leaf color: Green
Mexican Marigold flower color: Yellow, Orange, Gold and Orange Red
Mexican Marigold leaf color: Green

Care of Water Spinach and Mexican Marigold

Care of Water Spinach and Mexican Marigold include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Water Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Marigold pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Water Spinach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Marigold needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.