Potentilla

Wood Apple

About Potentilla and Wood Apple

Potentilla

Wood Apple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Fruits, Trees

1.3 Origin

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Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-8

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

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1.9 Habit

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2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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91.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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91.44 cm

Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

900.00 cm

Rank: 24 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Yellow

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

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Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

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Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

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Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Early Fall, Spring

Autumn

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

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Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Well drained

Rich

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

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Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Summer

Late Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

Do not water excessively

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

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Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

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Rich

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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80% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

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Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

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5.12 Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy

Gastric

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems

Good Cleanser

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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Edible, Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

POTENTILLA

Limonia acidissima

7.2 Common Name

Potentilla

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

Potentilla plant

कबिट

7.2.2 In German

Potentilla Pflanze

Indischer Holzapfel

7.2.3 In French

plante Potentilla

Kawista

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta Potentilla

Kawista

7.2.5 In Greek

φυτό potentilla

γλυκό ασβέστη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

planta Potentilla

Limonia

7.2.7 In Polish

Potentilla roślin

Feronia słoniowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Potentilla herba

dulcis ad cinerem

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Rutaceae

8.6 Genus

Potentilla

Limonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

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Citreae

8.9 Subfamily

Rosoideae

Aurantioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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300

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Properties of Potentilla and Wood Apple

Wondering what are the properties of Potentilla and Wood Apple? We provide you with everything About Potentilla and Wood Apple. Potentilla doesn't have thorns and Wood Apple doesn't have thorns. Also Potentilla does not have fragrant flowers. Potentilla has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy and Wood Apple has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy. 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 Potentilla and Wood Apple and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Potentilla and Wood Apple

Season and care of Potentilla and Wood Apple is important to know. While considering everything about Potentilla and Wood Apple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Potentilla season is Early Fall and Spring and Wood Apple season is Early Fall and Spring. The type of soil for Potentilla is Well drained and for Wood Apple is Rich while the PH of soil for Potentilla is Slightly Alkaline and for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral.

Potentilla and Wood Apple Physical Information

Potentilla and Wood Apple physical information is very important for comparison. Potentilla height is 91.44 cm and width 91.44 cm whereas Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Potentilla and Wood Apple are as follows:

Potentilla flower color: Orange and Yellow
Potentilla leaf color: Green, Light Green
Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green

Care of Potentilla and Wood Apple

Care of Potentilla and Wood Apple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Potentilla pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Potentilla needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.