Plum

Pride of Barbados

About Plum and Pride of Barbados

Plum

Pride of Barbados

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fruit

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

European plum, Gages, Japanese plum

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

15NA

0 40000

1.10 Habitat

Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground

Warmer regions

1.11 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-89-12

4 99

1.12 AHS Heat Zone

8-3

12-9

1.13 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.14 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

609.60 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

457.20 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, White

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Spring, Late Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Sandy

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin tone, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems

anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

7.2 Common Name

Plum

Pride of Barbados

7.2.1 In Hindi

बेर

Pride of Barbados

7.2.2 In German

Pflaume

Stolz von Barbados

7.2.3 In French

prune

Fierté de la Barbade

7.2.4 In Spanish

ciruela

Orgullo de Barbados

7.2.5 In Greek

Δαμάσκηνο

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

ameixa

Offs Pridi Varvias

7.2.7 In Polish

Śliwka

Pridi offs Varvias

7.2.8 In Latin

Plum

Pridi offs Varvias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Prunus

Caesalpinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

40NA

1 27800

Properties of Plum and Pride of Barbados

Wondering what are the properties of Plum and Pride of Barbados? We provide you with everything About Plum and Pride of Barbados. Plum has thorns and Pride of Barbados doesn't have thorns. Also Plum does not have fragrant flowers. Plum has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching and Vomiting and Pride of Barbados has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching and Vomiting. 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 Plum and Pride of Barbados and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Plum and Pride of Barbados

Season and care of Plum and Pride of Barbados is important to know. While considering everything about Plum and Pride of Barbados Care, growing season is an essential factor. Plum season is Early Spring and Late Winter and Pride of Barbados season is Early Spring and Late Winter. The type of soil for Plum is Clay, Sandy and for Pride of Barbados is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Plum is Acidic and for Pride of Barbados is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Plum and Pride of Barbados Physical Information

Plum and Pride of Barbados physical information is very important for comparison. Plum height is 609.60 cm and width 457.20 cm whereas Pride of Barbados height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Plum and Pride of Barbados are as follows:

Plum flower color: Pink and White
Plum leaf color: Pink
Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green

Care of Plum and Pride of Barbados

Care of Plum and Pride of Barbados include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Plum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Pride of Barbados pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Plum needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pride of Barbados needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.