Crabapple

Florida Blue

About Crabapple and Florida Blue

Crabapple

Florida Blue

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

No Available

'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

Number of Varieties

5510

0 40000

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Habitat

All sorts of environments

Grassland, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-78-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

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

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm40.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

550.00 cm8.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single, Double, Semi-Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Rash

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Formal Garden

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Used to make juice

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malus Barbara Ann

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

Common Name

Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple

Lisianthus, Florida blue,bBuebell

In Hindi

Crabapple

Lisianthus

In German

Crabapple

Lisianthus

In French

Crabapple

Lisianthus

In Spanish

manzano silvestre

Lisianthus

In Greek

Crabapple

Lisianthus

In Portuguese

Crabapple

Lisianthus

In Polish

jabłoń

Eustoma

In Latin

Crabapple

Lisianthus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Gentianales

Family

Rosaceae

Gentianaceae

Genus

Malus

Eustoma

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Maleae

Chironieae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

553

1 27800

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Properties of Crabapple and Florida Blue

Wondering what are the properties of Crabapple and Florida Blue? We provide you with everything About Crabapple and Florida Blue. Crabapple doesn't have thorns and Florida Blue doesn't have thorns. Also Crabapple does not have fragrant flowers. Crabapple has allergic reactions like Rash and Florida Blue has allergic reactions like Rash. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Crabapple and Florida Blue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Crabapple and Florida Blue

Season and care of Crabapple and Florida Blue is important to know. While considering everything about Crabapple and Florida Blue Care, growing season is an essential factor. Crabapple season is Spring and Fall and Florida Blue season is Spring and Fall. The type of soil for Crabapple is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Florida Blue is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Crabapple is Acidic, Neutral and for Florida Blue is Neutral, Alkaline.

Crabapple and Florida Blue Physical Information

Crabapple and Florida Blue physical information is very important for comparison. Crabapple height is 610.00 cm and width 550.00 cm whereas Florida Blue height is 40.00 cm and width 8.00 cm. The color specification of Crabapple and Florida Blue are as follows:

Crabapple flower color:
Crabapple leaf color:
Florida Blue flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Florida Blue leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Crabapple and Florida Blue

Care of Crabapple and Florida Blue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crabapple pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Florida Blue pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Crabapple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Florida Blue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.