1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Damp Places, open Woodlands, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm38.10 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Rose, Violet
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold
Non Flowering Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Yellow green, Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Shade, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Frost
Full Sun, Rabbit, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season
Medium
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Shade, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed
4.8 Fertilizers
Fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
No serious insect or disease problems
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Rabbit, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
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
Birds, Butterflies
Wildlife
5.12 Allergy
Kidney Stone
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification, Used to establish native woodland, Wild areas
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients
chills, Lung Problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Grown for shade, Making Perfumes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical
Container, Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
AVERRHOA carambola
DENNSTAEDTIA punctilobula
7.2 Common Name
Carambola, Starfruit
Hayscented Fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
carambola पेड़
Hayscented Fern
7.2.2 In German
Sternfrucht Baum
Hayscented Fern
7.2.3 In French
arbre carambole
Hayscented Fern
7.2.4 In Spanish
árbol de carambola
Hayscented helecho
7.2.5 In Greek
carambola δέντρο
Hayscented Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
árvore de carambola
Hayscented Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
karambola drzewo
Hayscented Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
carambola ligno
Fern Hayscented
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pteridophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Oxalidaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species