Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Flowering Plants
Origin
China
United States
Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
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Number of Varieties
200025
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40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Rich Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-94-8
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,005.84 cm25.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.24 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow
Lavender, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Ovate-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
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 dead flowers
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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
Boils, Eczema, Intestinal disorders
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
As a tea substitute, Used as eyewash
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica
Phlox bifida
Common Name
Peach
Phlox bifida, Phlox
In Hindi
आड़ू
Phlox bifida
In German
Pfirsich
Phlox bifida
In French
pêche
Phlox bifida
In Spanish
melocotón
Phlox bifida
In Greek
ροδάκινο
Phlox bifida
In Portuguese
pêssego
Phlox bifida
In Polish
brzoskwinia
Phlox bifida
In Latin
persici
Phlox bifida
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Solanales
Family
Rosaceae
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Prunus
Phlox
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Amygdaleae
Phlocideae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Polemonioideae
Number of Species
7067
1
27800
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