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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Aquatics
Tree
1.3 Origin
India
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
Not Available
Ornamental
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
NANA
Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
subtropical regions, Tropical regions
Lake Sides, limestone outcrops, Scrubs, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
8-153-7
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12-6
7-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
1.9 Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
12.70 cm610.00 cm
Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm670.00 cm
Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Lavender
White, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Reddish Plum
Purple, Dark Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Bronze
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Red, Orange, Burgundy, Orange Red
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long Elliptic
Narrowly obovate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Root rot
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Showy
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
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
Medium
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Hens
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Farmland
Showy Purposes, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache, Skin Diseases
anti-inflammatory, Antitussive, Depurative, Haemostatic, Pectoral
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in curries, soups, stews
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Water Gardens
Bedding Plant, Cottage garden, Flower borders
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
IPOMOEA aquatica
Aster amellus
7.2 Common Name
Swamp Cabbage, Swamp Morning Glory, Water Spinach
Aster
7.2.1 In Hindi
Water Spinach
एस्टर
7.2.2 In German
Wasser-Spinat
Astern
7.2.3 In French
Épinards d'eau
Aster
7.2.4 In Spanish
La espinaca de agua
Aster
7.2.5 In Greek
Σπανάκι νερό
αστήρ
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Espinafre de água
Aster
7.2.7 In Polish
Szpinak wodny
aster
7.2.8 In Latin
Water Spinach
Aster
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Solanales
Asterales
8.5 Family
Convolvulaceae
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Ipomoea
Aster
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Ipomoeeae
Astereae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Asteroideae
8.10 Number of Species
500180
Calla Lily
1 27800

Difference Between Water Spinach and Aster

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Importance of Water Spinach and Aster

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Water Spinach and Aster. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Water Spinach and Aster 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 Water Spinach is Anti-ageing Benefits, Antidiabetic, Reduces toothache and Skin Diseases whereas of Aster is anti-inflammatory, Antitussive, Depurative, Haemostatic and Pectoral. Water Spinach has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available while Aster has beauty benefits as follows: Not Available.

Compare Facts of Water Spinach vs Aster

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