Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Fruit
Origin
Tropical Asia
Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia
Types
-
Rovada, ‘Red Lake’ AGM, Junifer
Number of Varieties
03
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-113-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
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
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White, Red, Pink, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Yellow, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring, Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Moist, Rich
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Bedding, Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
occasional watering once established, 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
Soil Type
Moist, Rich
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead leaves
Prune every year, Prune to half of its height, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Citrus, Fertilize every year
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food
Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Vegetable
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Abelmoschus manihot
RIBES rubrum
Common Name
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
Red Currant
In Hindi
aibika
Red Currant
In German
Maniok-Bisameibisch
Rote Johannisbeere
In French
L'Aibika
Groseille
In Spanish
Aibika
Grosella
In Greek
aibika
Κόκκινη σταφίδα
In Portuguese
Aibika
Groselha
In Polish
aibika
Porzeczkowy
In Latin
aibika
red RIBES
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Rosales
Family
Malvaceae
Grossulariaceae
Genus
Abelmoschus
Ribes
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
15150
1
27800
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