About Avocado

Avocado

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

24% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

34% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Diseases, Dry root rot, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

84% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

95% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

61% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

65% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

17% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

14% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

17% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

1% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

49% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Good for the Scalp, Natural Sunscreen, Promotes healthy skin, Removes dandruff

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

All - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antidepressant, Detoxification, Digestive, Improve heart health, osteoporosis

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

18% - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All - Fruits Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PERSEA americana 'Reed'( Guatemalan Strain)

7.2 Common Name

Avocado, Guatemalan Avocado

7.2.1 In Hindi

एवोकाडो

7.2.2 In German

Avocado

7.2.3 In French

Avocat

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aguacate

7.2.5 In Greek

Αβοκάντο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Abacate

7.2.7 In Polish

Awokado

7.2.8 In Latin

Avocado

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Laurales

8.5 Family

Lauraceae

8.6 Genus

Persea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Avocado

Want to know the properties of Avocado? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Avocado is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Oral Allergy. Avocado Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Antidepressant, Detoxification, Digestive, Improve heart health and osteoporosis
Part of plant used: Fruits

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Fruits » More

Northstar Tart Cherry

Plum

» More

More Fruits

Avocado Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Avocado. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Avocado physical information is as follows: 460.00 cm tall and 460.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oval. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White and Yellow
Leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Avocado

Taking Avocado Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Avocado include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Compare Fruits » More

Mexican Avocado and Northstar Tart Cherry

Mexican Avocado and Plum

Mexican Avocado and Sweet Almond

» More

More Compare Fruits

Season and care of Avocado

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Avocado is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Avocado is a very important plant from Fruits. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Subtropical climates and it comes in the hardiness zone 10-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.