Wood Apple

Shooting Star

About Wood Apple and Shooting Star

Wood Apple

Shooting Star

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruits, Trees

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Rank: 75 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Floodplains, open Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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900.00 cm

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Red, Green, Burgundy

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Ovate elongated

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Autumn

Spring, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

Runny nose, sneezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Not Available

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

Unknown

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Unknown

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

shooting star

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

shooting star

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

Dodecatheon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

Dodecatheon

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

shooting star

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

Dodecatheon

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

shooting star

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

shooting star

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Primulales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Dodecatheon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wood Apple and Shooting Star

Wondering what are the properties of Wood Apple and Shooting Star? We provide you with everything About Wood Apple and Shooting Star. Wood Apple doesn't have thorns and Shooting Star doesn't have thorns. Also Wood Apple does not have fragrant flowers. Wood Apple has allergic reactions like Gastric and Shooting Star has allergic reactions like Gastric. 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 Wood Apple and Shooting Star and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Shooting Star

Season and care of Wood Apple and Shooting Star is important to know. While considering everything about Wood Apple and Shooting Star Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wood Apple season is Autumn and Shooting Star season is Autumn. The type of soil for Wood Apple is Rich and for Shooting Star is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral and for Shooting Star is Acidic, Neutral.

Wood Apple and Shooting Star Physical Information

Wood Apple and Shooting Star physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Shooting Star are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy

Care of Wood Apple and Shooting Star

Care of Wood Apple and Shooting Star include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.