Desert Rose

Sugar Apple

About Desert Rose and Sugar Apple

Desert Rose

Sugar Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

Caribbean, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Pinks Mammoth, African Pride, Late Gold, Geffner, Hilary White

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Woodlands

Warm and moist climatic conditions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1510-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Twisted/Contorted

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm460.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm610.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Pink

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Light Green, Sea Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Elliptic

oblong or narrow-lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Soil Compaction

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Seperation, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water

Do Not over Water, Does not require regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in spring, Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune young trees into an open vase shape

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Anthracnose, Diplodia rot, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites

Fruit Bats

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Oral Allergy

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Promotes Healthy Hair, Promotes healthy skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Improve heart health, Rheumatism, Skin Disorders, Treating fever, Wounds

Diabetes, Diarrhea

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Root

Bark, Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in biomass

Used to make hair tonic, Used to promote healthy blood flow during menstruation

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ADENIUM obesum

ANNONA squamosa

7.2 Common Name

Sabi star, Impala lily

Sugar Apple

7.2.1 In Hindi

रेगिस्तानी गुलाब

सीताफल

7.2.2 In German

Wüstenrose

Zuckerapfel

7.2.3 In French

Desert Rose

Sugar Apple

7.2.4 In Spanish

Rosa del desierto

Manzana de azúcar

7.2.5 In Greek

Τριαντάφυλλο της ερήμου

ζάχαρη της Apple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Rosa do Deserto

Pinha

7.2.7 In Polish

Kwiat pustyni

Cukier Jabłko

7.2.8 In Latin

Desert resurrexit

Sugar Apple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Magnoliales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Annonaceae

8.6 Genus

Adenium

Annona

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

8.8 Tribe

Malouetieae

Abreae

8.9 Subfamily

Apocynoideae

Maloideae

8.10 Number of Species

5NA

1 27800

Properties of Desert Rose and Sugar Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Desert Rose and Sugar Apple? We provide you with everything About Desert Rose and Sugar Apple. Desert Rose doesn't have thorns and Sugar Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Desert Rose does not have fragrant flowers. Desert Rose has allergic reactions like Not Available and Sugar Apple has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Desert Rose and Sugar Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Desert Rose and Sugar Apple

Season and care of Desert Rose and Sugar Apple is important to know. While considering everything about Desert Rose and Sugar Apple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Desert Rose season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sugar Apple season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Desert Rose is Loam, Sand and for Sugar Apple is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Desert Rose is Neutral, Alkaline and for Sugar Apple is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Desert Rose and Sugar Apple Physical Information

Desert Rose and Sugar Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Desert Rose height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Sugar Apple height is 460.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of Desert Rose and Sugar Apple are as follows:

Desert Rose flower color: White, Red and Pink
Desert Rose leaf color: Gray Green and Dark Green
Sugar Apple flower color: Yellow green
Sugar Apple leaf color: Light Green

Care of Desert Rose and Sugar Apple

Care of Desert Rose and Sugar Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Desert Rose pruning is done Prune in spring, Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Apple pruning is done Prune young trees into an open vase shape. In summer Desert Rose needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Sugar Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.