Zizka

Chinese Chestnut

About Zizka and Chinese Chestnut

Zizka

Chinese Chestnut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Tree

1.3 Origin

Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

China, Korea

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Sandy areas

disturbed sites, Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

1,220.00 cm

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.50 cm

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1,220.00 cm

Rank: 14 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Burgundy, Pink, Rose

White, Light Yellow, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Pink, Tan, White

Light Green, Chartreuse

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Yellow, Gold, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

Do Not over Water, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Adequately

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

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

Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

Nitrogen, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Disease free, Red blotch

Beetles, Leafhoppers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

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

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mild Allergen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Ground Cover

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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 animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Low calories, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Fruits, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Food for animals, Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used in biomass

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Edible, Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELINIS nerviglumis

CASTANEA mollissima

7.2 Common Name

Ruby Grass, Zizka

Chinese Chestnut

7.2.1 In Hindi

Zizka

चीनी अखरोट

7.2.2 In German

Zizka

chinesische Kastanie

7.2.3 In French

Zizka

châtaignier chinois

7.2.4 In Spanish

Zizka

Castaño chino

7.2.5 In Greek

Zizka

Κινέζικο κάστανο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Zizka

castanha chinesa

7.2.7 In Polish

Zizka

Kasztan chiński

7.2.8 In Latin

Žižka

Chinese Chestnut

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Fagales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Fagaceae

8.6 Genus

Melinis

Castanea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Gloxinieae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Cassidinae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Zizka and Chinese Chestnut

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

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Season and Care of Zizka and Chinese Chestnut

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

Zizka and Chinese Chestnut Physical Information

Zizka and Chinese Chestnut physical information is very important for comparison. Zizka height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Chinese Chestnut height is 1,220.00 cm and width 1,220.00 cm. The color specification of Zizka and Chinese Chestnut are as follows:

Zizka flower color: Burgundy, Pink and Rose
Zizka leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Chinese Chestnut flower color: White, Light Yellow and Ivory
Chinese Chestnut leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Zizka and Chinese Chestnut

Care of Zizka and Chinese Chestnut include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Zizka pruning is done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Chinese Chestnut pruning is done Prune in fall, 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 Chinese Chestnut needs Adequately and in winter, it needs Average Water.