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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Fruits, Trees

Origin

China, Japan
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Types

Lespedeza davurica, Lespedeza davidii, Lespedeza caraganae
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima

Number of Varieties

401
0 40000
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Habitat

Fields, meadows, Terrestrial
Dry areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
-

Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
-

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped
-

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

243.84 cm800.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

243.84 cm900.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Rose, Violet
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Greyish Brown, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Blue Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Compound
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer
Autumn

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do not water excessively

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Apply 12-12-12 amounts
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
-

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies
-

Allergy

Rash, Skin rash
Gastric

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Good Cleanser

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
-

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits

Other Uses

Showy Purposes
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Edible, Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LESPEDEZA thunbergii
Limonia acidissima

Common Name

Thunberg's bushclover, Thunberg's lespedeza, and shrub lespedeza
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

In Hindi

Bush Clover Shrub
कबिट

In German

Bush Clover Strauch
Indischer Holzapfel

In French

Bush Clover Arbuste
Kawista

In Spanish

Bush Clover arbusto
Kawista

In Greek

Μπους Τριφύλλι θάμνων
γλυκό ασβέστη

In Portuguese

Trevo de arbusto Arbusto
Limonia

In Polish

Bush Clover Krzew
Feronia słoniowa

In Latin

Trifolium Frutex Bush
dulcis ad cinerem

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Sapindales

Family

Fabaceae
Rutaceae

Genus

Lespedeza
Limonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Desmodieae
Citreae

Subfamily

Faboideae
Aurantioideae

Number of Species

401
1 27800
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Difference Between Bush Clover and Wood Apple

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Importance of Bush Clover and Wood Apple

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Bush Clover and Wood Apple. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Bush Clover and Wood Apple as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Bush Clover is whereas of Wood Apple is Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders and Snakebite. Bush Clover has beauty benefits as follows: while Wood Apple has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Bush Clover vs Wood Apple

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Bush Clover vs Wood Apple and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Bush Clover are Rash and Skin rash whereas of Wood Apple have Gastric respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Bush Clover has no showy fruits and Wood Apple has no showy fruits. Also Bush Clover is flowering and Wood Apple is not flowering . You can compare Bush Clover and Wood Apple facts and facts of other plants too.