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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Shrub

Origin

Southeastern Asia, India
Europe, Western Asia

Types

Orange, Dark Red (Ratan aboli), Yellow, Delhi Crossandra , Arka Ambara, Arka Kanaka (IIHR varieties)
Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

615
0 40000
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Habitat

Screen Cottage and Informal Garden, Urban areas, Wild
Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-154-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

10-9
7-1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.60 cm370.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

25.40 cm900.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Orange Red
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

-
Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

Balanced liquid fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

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

Medium
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Birds

Allergy

-
Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Agroforestry
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Bronchitis, Cough, Liver problems, Menstrual Disorders
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Basketary, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Hedges, Tropical
Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis
EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Crossandra, firecracker flower
European spindle

In Hindi

Crossandra
आम धुरी

In German

Crossandra
gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

Crossandra
axe commun

In Spanish

Crossandra
husillo Común

In Greek

Crossandra
κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

Crossandra
eixo comum

In Polish

Crossandra
wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

Crossandra
commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Scrophulariales
Celastrales

Family

Acanthaceae
Celastraceae

Genus

Crossandra
Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

5230
1 27800
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Difference Between Crossandra and Common Spindle

If you are confused whether Crossandra or Common Spindle are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Crossandra and Common Spindle Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Crossandra are Balanced liquid fertilizer, whereas for Common Spindle fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Crossandra and Common Spindle if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Crossandra and Common Spindle

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Crossandra and Common Spindle. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Crossandra and Common Spindle 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 Crossandra is Antibacterial, Aphrodisiac, Bronchitis, Cough, Liver problems and Menstrual Disorders whereas of Common Spindle is . Crossandra has beauty benefits as follows: while Common Spindle has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Crossandra vs Common Spindle

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 Crossandra vs Common Spindle 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 Crossandra are whereas of Common Spindle have Asthma respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Crossandra has no showy fruits and Common Spindle has showy fruits. Also Crossandra is not flowering and Common Spindle is not flowering . You can compare Crossandra and Common Spindle facts and facts of other plants too.