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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Perennial
Fruit, Shrub

Origin

-
South America

Types

Kniphofia uvaria
V. × heilbornii

Number of Varieties

700
0 40000
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Habitat

Damp Places, Marshy ground
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-4
11-9

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm180.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

50.80 cm150.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink
Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

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

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings
Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours
Requires regular watering

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

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture
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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Snails
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

-
Fruits

Other Uses

-
Used in making champagne

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'
VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

Common Name

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar
Babaco, Mountain Papaya

In Hindi

Tritoma
Babaco

In German

Tritoma
Babaco

In French

Tritoma
Babaco

In Spanish

tritoma
Babaco

In Greek

tritoma
Babaco

In Portuguese

Tritoma
Babaco

In Polish

Tritoma
Babaco

In Latin

Trytoma
Babaco

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales
Brassicales

Family

Liliaceae
Caricaceae

Genus

Kniphofia
Vasconcellea

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

721
1 27800
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Difference Between Tritoma and Babaco

If you are confused whether Tritoma or Babaco 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 Tritoma and Babaco Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Tritoma are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply N-P-K, whereas for Babaco fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Tritoma and Babaco if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Tritoma and Babaco

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Tritoma and Babaco. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Tritoma and Babaco 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 Tritoma is whereas of Babaco is Digestive disorders. Tritoma has beauty benefits as follows: while Babaco has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Tritoma vs Babaco

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