Wood Sorrel

Malabar nut

About Wood Sorrel and Malabar nut

Wood Sorrel

Malabar nut

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Herbs, Perennial

1.3 Origin

World, Pandemic, North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Asia

South-Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not available

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

About Rice Plant

⊕

▶

▼

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Elderberry

⊕

▶

411 (About Canna)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

1.5 Habitat

Shaded sites, Woodlands

Semi desert, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12 - 9

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Mat-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

⊕

▶

▼

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

▲

About Cyclamen

⊕

▶

350 (About Privet)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

⊕

▶

▼

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

▲

About Evening Primrose

⊕

▶

243.84 (About Acerola)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Shade areas

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water in the early morning hours

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Root rot, Whiteflies

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Shade areas

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

88% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

✔ ✘

9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Depression

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Not Available

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Insect Repellent

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Digestive, Eye Problems, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cleanser

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

✔ ✘

All List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OXALIS acetosella

Justicia adhatoda

7.2 Common Name

wood sorrel, common wood sorrel

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

7.2.1 In Hindi

Wood Sorrel

अडुळसा, अडुसा

7.2.2 In German

Sauerklee

Indisches Lungenkraut

7.2.3 In French

bois Sorrel

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.4 In Spanish

alazán de madera

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.5 In Greek

ξύλο Sorrel

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sorrel de madeira

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.7 In Polish

Drewno szczaw

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.8 In Latin

Rumex ligno

Justicia adhatoda

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Oxalis

Justicia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Justicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Acanthoideae

8.10 Number of Species

About Orchid

⊕

▶

▼

900

Rank: 21 (Overall)▶

658

Rank: 29 (Overall)▶

▲

About Calla Lily

⊕

▶

350 (About Thyme)

◀ ▶ ADD ⊕

Properties of Wood Sorrel and Malabar nut

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

Compare Perennial Flowers » More

Wood Sorrel and Palm Sedge

Wood Sorrel and Nut Sedge

Wood Sorrel and Evergold Sedge

» More

More Compare Perennial Flowers

Season and Care of Wood Sorrel and Malabar nut

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

Wood Sorrel and Malabar nut Physical Information

Wood Sorrel and Malabar nut physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Sorrel height is 5.10 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Wood Sorrel and Malabar nut are as follows:

Wood Sorrel flower color: White and Light Pink
Wood Sorrel leaf color: Light Green
Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Wood Sorrel and Malabar nut

Care of Wood Sorrel and Malabar nut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Sorrel pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers and Remove dead leaves and Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Wood Sorrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.