Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
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Types
Saraca asoca
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Number of Varieties
160
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40000
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Habitat
Forests, Subtropical forests
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-3
Sunset Zone
H2
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
850.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Crimson
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Red, Dark Salmon
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Pink, Copper
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bleeding, hemorrhoids, Used as a sedative
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
SARACA indica
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Ashoka Tree, Sorrowless Tree
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Saraca इंडिका
Ranunculus
In German
SARACA indica
Ranunkel
In French
Saraca indica
Ranunculus
In Spanish
indica Saraca
ranúnculo
In Greek
Saraca indica
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
Saraca indica
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Saraca indica
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Saraca indica
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Ranunculales
Family
Fabaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Saraca
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Detarieae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
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Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
4600
1
27800
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