Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southern Africa
Tropical Asia
Types
Carissa bispinosa, Carissa carandas
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Number of Varieties
200
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40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Tropical regions
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-118-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
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Sunset Zone
H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Red
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic and Ovate
Maple shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Vegetative Reproduction
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch, Scale, Spider mites, Thripes, Whiteflies
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
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Allergy
Toxic
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bonsai, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
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Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Vegetable
Botanical Name
CARISSA macrocarpa
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Carissia
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
Carissa
aibika
In German
carissa
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
carissa
L'Aibika
In Spanish
carissa
Aibika
In Greek
carissa
aibika
In Portuguese
carissa
Aibika
In Polish
carissa
aibika
In Latin
carissa
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Malvales
Family
Apocynaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Carissa
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Carisseae
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Subfamily
Rauvolfioideae
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Number of Species
10015
1
27800
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