Peach

Candytuft

About Peach and Candytuft

Peach

Candytuft

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Perennial

Origin

China

Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Number of Varieties

2000220

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Maritime Rocks, Stone and Masonry fences and walls

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

9-3

Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,005.84 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm40.60 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Long linear and narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Caterpillars, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Butterflies

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Agroforestry

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss

Asthma, Bronchitis, Diarrhea

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

IBERIS sempervirens

Common Name

Peach

Candytuft

In Hindi

आड़ू

Candytuft

In German

Pfirsich

Schleifenblume

In French

pêche

candytuft

In Spanish

melocotón

candytuft

In Greek

ροδάκινο

candytuft

In Portuguese

pêssego

ibero

In Polish

brzoskwinia

candytuft

In Latin

persici

Coleus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Brassicales

Family

Rosaceae

Brassicaceae

Genus

Prunus

Iberis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

7050

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and Candytuft

Wondering what are the properties of Peach and Candytuft? We provide you with everything About Peach and Candytuft. Peach doesn't have thorns and Candytuft doesn't have thorns. Also Peach does not have fragrant flowers. Peach has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria and Candytuft has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria. 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 Peach and Candytuft and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peach and Candytuft

Season and care of Peach and Candytuft is important to know. While considering everything about Peach and Candytuft Care, growing season is an essential factor. Peach season is Spring and Candytuft season is Spring. The type of soil for Peach is Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained and for Candytuft is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Peach is Acidic and for Candytuft is Neutral, Alkaline.

Peach and Candytuft Physical Information

Peach and Candytuft physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Candytuft height is 20.30 cm and width 40.60 cm. The color specification of Peach and Candytuft are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
Candytuft flower color: White
Candytuft leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Peach and Candytuft

Care of Peach and Candytuft include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peach pruning is done Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches and Candytuft pruning is done Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Peach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Candytuft needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.