Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
-
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
-1
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
-
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
12.70 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Pink
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green, Dark Green, Rose
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Rich
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs small amount of water, Needs Very high moisture
Do not water excessively
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
-
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat And Humidity, Wet Site
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
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
-
Allergy
-
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hanging Basket, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
TILLANDSIA bulbosa
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Bulbous Air Plant, Dancing Bulb
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
Dancing Bulb
कबिट
In German
Dancing Bulb
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Dancing Bulb
Kawista
In Spanish
Dancing Bulb
Kawista
In Greek
Dancing Bulb
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Dancing Bulb
Limonia
In Polish
Dancing Bulb
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Dancing Bulb
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Sapindales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Tillandsia
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
Tillandsioideae.
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
7301
1
27800
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