Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Fruit
Origin
Brazil
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Types
-
Prunus salicina 'Methley'
Number of Varieties
230
0
40000
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Habitat
Rainforest
Forest margins, Scrubs, sluggish streams and rivers
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-156-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 23, 24
H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Blue Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
broad, flat
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
reseeds, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
weekly regular
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
Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Scale insects
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
-
Used for making green dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
Neoregelia spectabilis
PRUNUS salicina 'Methley'
Common Name
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
Japanese Plum, Methley Plum
In Hindi
painted fingernail
Methley Plum
In German
painted fingernail
Chinesische Pflaume
In French
Neoregelia spectabilis
Prunus salicina
In Spanish
painted fingernail
Prunus salicina
In Greek
painted fingernail
Methley Plum
In Portuguese
Painted fingernails
Prunus salicina
In Polish
painted fingernail
Methley Plum
In Latin
Neoregelia spectabilis
Methley Plum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Bromeliales
Rosales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Neoregelia
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Bromelioideae
-
Number of Species
-30
1
27800
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