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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Tree
Fruit, Vegetable

Origin

Southeastern Asia, India, China
Mediterranean, Middle East

Types

Tropical Fruit Tree
-

Number of Varieties

1040
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
Fields, Grassland, Hillside

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-155-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-9
-

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 24
-

Habit

Spreading
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,220.00 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

1,370.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Ivory
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Yellow green, Brown
Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Light Yellow

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblong or Lanceolate
oblong or obovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of water initially

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

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Put diluted fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Chlorosis, Susceptible to insect pests and moulds
Aphids, Cercospora leaf spot, Charcoal rot, fungus, 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

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Aphids, Leafminer

Allergy

-
Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
-

Beauty Benefits

-
Acne, Anti-ageing, Moisturizing, Removes dandruff

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, antimicrobial, Astringent, Expectorant
Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

Jam, Jelly, used in Indian cuisine in curries
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DILLENIA indica
Trigonella foenum-graecum

Common Name

Chulta, Elephant Apple
Fenugreek

In Hindi

Elephant Apple
मेंथी

In German

Elefant von Apple
Bockshornklee

In French

Elephant d'Apple
Fenugrec

In Spanish

El elefante de Apple
Fenogreco

In Greek

ελέφαντας της Apple
Τριγωνέλλα

In Portuguese

Elefante da Apple
fenacho

In Polish

Słoń Jabłko
Kozieradka

In Latin

Elephant Apple
Graecum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Dilleniales
Fabales

Family

Dilleniaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Dillenia
Trigonella

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Trifolieae

Subfamily

-
Faboideae

Number of Species

136
1 27800
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Difference Between Elephant Apple and Fenugreek

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Importance of Elephant Apple and Fenugreek

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Elephant Apple and Fenugreek. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Elephant Apple and Fenugreek 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 Elephant Apple is Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, antimicrobial, Astringent and Expectorant whereas of Fenugreek is Manganese, Potassium, Vitamin A, Vitamin B and Vitamin C. Elephant Apple has beauty benefits as follows: while Fenugreek has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Elephant Apple vs Fenugreek

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 Elephant Apple vs Fenugreek 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 Elephant Apple are whereas of Fenugreek have Avoid during Pregnancy, Chest Pain, Diarrhea and Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Elephant Apple has showy fruits and Fenugreek has no showy fruits. Also Elephant Apple is not flowering and Fenugreek is flowering. You can compare Elephant Apple and Fenugreek facts and facts of other plants too.