Quince

Moss Rose

About Quince and Moss Rose

Quince

Moss Rose

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

Type

Fruit

Flowering Plants

Origin

Central Asia, Western Asia

South America

Types

Afternoon delight Calpyso Mix Duet

Number of Varieties

512

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Habitat

Forests, gardens, Temperate Regions

All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

300.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

460.00 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Pink

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Cylindrical

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Loose, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Scale

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Pneumonia, Ulcers

Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food

Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Landscape

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CYDONIA oblonga

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Quince

Moss Rose

In Hindi

श्रीफल

मॉस गुलाब

In German

Quitte

Moss Rose

In French

Coing

Moss Rose

In Spanish

Membrillo

musgo de Rose

In Greek

Κυδώνι

Moss Rose

In Portuguese

Marmelo

rosa-musgo

In Polish

Pigwa

Moss Rose

In Latin

Quince

Rosa moss

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Cydonia

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Maleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

200120

1 27800

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Properties of Quince and Moss Rose

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

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Season and Care of Quince and Moss Rose

Season and care of Quince and Moss Rose is important to know. While considering everything about Quince and Moss Rose Care, growing season is an essential factor. Quince season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Moss Rose season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Quince is Clay, Loam and for Moss Rose is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Quince is Acidic, Neutral and for Moss Rose is Neutral, Alkaline.

Quince and Moss Rose Physical Information

Quince and Moss Rose physical information is very important for comparison. Quince height is 300.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Moss Rose height is 7.60 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Quince and Moss Rose are as follows:

Quince flower color: White and Light Pink
Quince leaf color: Green and Light Green
Moss Rose flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta and Salmon
Moss Rose leaf color: Green

Care of Quince and Moss Rose

Care of Quince and Moss Rose include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Quince pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant and Remove deadheads and Moss Rose pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Quince needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Moss Rose needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.