1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Aquatics
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
India
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Forests, gardens, Roadsides
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
12.70 cm300.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm150.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Lavender
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Reddish Plum
Green, Light Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green, Brown, Black
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Vegetative Reproduction
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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 deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Farmland
Beautification, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Wood
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in curries, soups, stews
Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA aquatica
THUJA occidentalis 'Techny'
7.2 Common Name
Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach
White Cedar
7.2.1 In Hindi
Water Spinach
Techny Arborvitae
7.2.2 In German
Wasser-Spinat
Techny Lebensbaum
7.2.3 In French
Épinards d'eau
Techny Arborvitae
7.2.4 In Spanish
La espinaca de agua
Techny Arborvitae
7.2.5 In Greek
Σπανάκι νερό
Techny Arborvitae
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Espinafre de água
Techny Arborvitae
7.2.7 In Polish
Szpinak wodny
Techny Tuja
7.2.8 In Latin
Water Spinach
Techny Arborvitae
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Convolvulaceae
Cupressaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Dicotyledonous
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species