1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America
Central Asia, Southern Asia, Western Ghats, India
1.4 Types
Not Available
congesta, paucinervia
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas
Fertile bottom land, moist forests, Temperate Regions, Tropical Forests
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not AvailableNot Available
0
99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum
Pale White, White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Purple, Black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green, Silver, Gray
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
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?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
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
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, fertilize in growing season
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Earwigs, Insects, Mildew, Red blotch, Rust, sawflies
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil, Heat And Humidity
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
Not Available
Birds, Butterflies, Fruit Bats
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Eczema, Mouth itching, Throat itching
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Not Available
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
good for lips, Remove blemishes
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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
Anemia, Diuretic, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Added to salads, Cosmetics, Culinary use, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
TILLANDSIA
Carissa carandas
7.2 Common Name
Air Plant, Airplant
Black Currant
7.2.1 In Hindi
Air Plant
करोंदा, कालि मैना
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Tillandsioideae.
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species