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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen

Origin

South America, Chile
Australia

Types

Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia

Number of Varieties

40002
0 40000
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Habitat

Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
open forests

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-3
-

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval/Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm530.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.96 cm530.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red, White
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Blue Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loose, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings

In Summer

Lots of watering
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate
Adequately

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Prune after flowering

Fertilizers

15-15-15 amounts
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red spider mite

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought, Salt

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

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
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Allergy

Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
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Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

SOLANUM tuberosum
Acacia retinodes

Common Name

Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle

In Hindi

आलू
Silver Wattle

In German

Kartoffel
Silver Wattle

In French

Pomme de terre
Mimosa d'été

In Spanish

Patata
acacia amarilla

In Greek

Πατάτα
ασήμι μιμόζα

In Portuguese

Batata
Acacia retinodes

In Polish

Ziemniak
Silver Wattle

In Latin

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Silver Wattle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales
Fabales

Family

Solanaceae
Fabaceae

Genus

Solanum
Acacia

Clade

Asterids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1400950
1 27800
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Difference Between Potato and Silver Wattle

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Importance of Potato and Silver Wattle

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Potato and Silver Wattle. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Potato and Silver Wattle 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 Potato is Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism and Weight management and satiety whereas of Silver Wattle is . Potato has beauty benefits as follows: For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing and Treatment of Dark Spots while Silver Wattle has beauty benefits as follows: For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing and Treatment of Dark Spots.

Compare Facts of Potato vs Silver Wattle

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 Potato vs Silver Wattle 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 Potato are Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting whereas of Silver Wattle have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Potato has no showy fruits and Silver Wattle has no showy fruits. Also Potato is flowering and Silver Wattle is not flowering . You can compare Potato and Silver Wattle facts and facts of other plants too.