Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Tender Perennial
Origin
North America, Canada
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Types
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
it is a type of geranium
Number of Varieties
7050
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40000
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Habitat
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
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USDA Hardiness Zone
2-910-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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Sunset Zone
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
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm38.10 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
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Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Bronze, Ivory
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow
Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Cordate
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
Allow to dry out slightly between watering
In Summer
Average Water
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Prune in spring, Prune to stimulate growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers
fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
Aphids, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
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Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Insects
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Allergy
-
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Slow downs aging
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Whole plant
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CELTIS occidentalis
PELARGONIUM 'Abigail'
Common Name
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
Abigail Zonal Geranium, Zonal Geranium
In Hindi
HACKBERRY
Zonal Geranium
In German
Hackberry
Zonal Pelargonie
In French
micocoulier
Géranium zonal
In Spanish
almez
Zonal Geranium
In Greek
hackberry
διζωνική Γεράνι
In Portuguese
hackberry
zonal Geranium
In Polish
hackberry
strefowe Geranium
In Latin
Hackberry
Zonal Geranium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Urticales
Geraniales
Family
Ulmaceae
Geraniaceae
Genus
Celtis
Geranium
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
70422
1
27800
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