Peach

False Indigo

About Peach and False Indigo

Peach

False Indigo

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Shrub

Origin

China

North America, United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Blue False Indigo White False Indigo

Number of Varieties

20002

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

gardens, Grassland, Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-92-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8-1

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

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,005.84 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

Purple

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Green, Gray Green, Gray

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Ovate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

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

Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

AMORPHA canescens

Common Name

Peach

False Indigo

In Hindi

आड़ू

इंडिगो

In German

Pfirsich

falsches Indigo

In French

pêche

faux Indigo

In Spanish

melocotón

Falso Indigo

In Greek

ροδάκινο

Λάθος Indigo

In Portuguese

pêssego

false Indigo

In Polish

brzoskwinia

fałsz Indigo

In Latin

persici

falsum indicum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Fabales

Family

Rosaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Prunus

Amorpha

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

7021

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and False Indigo

Wondering what are the properties of Peach and False Indigo? We provide you with everything About Peach and False Indigo. Peach doesn't have thorns and False Indigo 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 False Indigo 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 False Indigo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peach and False Indigo

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

Peach and False Indigo Physical Information

Peach and False Indigo physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas False Indigo height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Peach and False Indigo are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
False Indigo flower color: Purple
False Indigo leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Gray

Care of Peach and False Indigo

Care of Peach and False Indigo 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 False Indigo pruning is done 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 False Indigo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.