Home
×

Maltese Cross Flower
Maltese Cross Flower




ADD
Compare

About Maltese Cross Flower

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Perennial
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Northwestern China, Russia
1.4 Types
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
About Elderberry
ADD ⊕
1.5 Habitat
Banks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
8-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
60.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
About Cyclamen
ADD ⊕
2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
25.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
About Evening Primrose
ADD ⊕
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Ovate elongated
2.4 Thorns
14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not let dry out between waterings
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
In late autumn, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Slugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
88% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LYCHNIS chalcedonica
7.2 Common Name
Maltese cross, Jerusalem cross, Burning love, Dusky salmon
7.2.1 In Hindi
Maltese cross
7.2.2 In German
Malteserkreuz
7.2.3 In French
Maltese cross
7.2.4 In Spanish
cruz de Malta
7.2.5 In Greek
σταυρό της Μάλτας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
cruz de Malta
7.2.7 In Polish
krzyż maltański
7.2.8 In Latin
Duces crucis
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Caryophyllaceae
8.6 Genus
Lychnis
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
About Calla Lily
ADD ⊕

Properties of Maltese Cross Flower

Want to know the properties of Maltese Cross Flower? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Maltese Cross Flower is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Not Available. Maltese Cross Flower Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Not Available

  • Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Maltese Cross Flower Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Maltese Cross Flower. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Maltese Cross Flower physical information is as follows: 60.00 cm tall and 25.40 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate elongated. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach and Orange Red
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Maltese Cross Flower

Taking Maltese Cross Flower Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Maltese Cross Flower include pruning, which should be done In late autumn and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Maltese Cross Flower

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Maltese Cross Flower is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Maltese Cross Flower is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: not available. This plant's habitat is Banks and it comes in the hardiness zone 3-8. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

Let Others Know
×