Zizka

Bilimbi

About Zizka and Bilimbi

Zizka

Bilimbi

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Sandy areas

moist forests, Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

25.40 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Burgundy, Pink, Rose

Purple, Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Pink, Tan, White

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

Needs very little water

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 5-10-5 amounts, Compost

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Disease free, Red blotch

Nematodes, Red blotch, Trunk Rot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

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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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Itchiness, Not Available, Sore Throat

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Ground Cover

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Anti-ageing, Good Cleanser, Remove blemishes, Removes pimples

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Cough, Haemorrhages, Laxative, Obesity, Tonic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Added to salads, Can be boiled and seasoned, pickled, Culinary use

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELINIS nerviglumis

Averrhoa bilimbi

7.2 Common Name

Ruby Grass, Zizka

Bilimbi, Mimbro

7.2.1 In Hindi

Zizka

Bilimbi

7.2.2 In German

Zizka

bilimbi

7.2.3 In French

Zizka

bilimbi

7.2.4 In Spanish

Zizka

bilimbi

7.2.5 In Greek

Zizka

bilimbi

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Zizka

bilimbi

7.2.7 In Polish

Zizka

bilimbi

7.2.8 In Latin

Žižka

Rondo Beardtongue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Melinis

Averrhoa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Zizka and Bilimbi

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

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Season and Care of Zizka and Bilimbi

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

Zizka and Bilimbi Physical Information

Zizka and Bilimbi physical information is very important for comparison. Zizka height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Bilimbi height is 38.10 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Zizka and Bilimbi are as follows:

Zizka flower color: Burgundy, Pink and Rose
Zizka leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Bilimbi flower color: Purple, Pink and Lavender
Bilimbi leaf color: Green

Care of Zizka and Bilimbi

Care of Zizka and Bilimbi include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Zizka pruning is done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bilimbi pruning is done cut main trunk every 5 years, Prune after flowering, Prune central stem, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Zizka needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bilimbi needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.