Red Cardinal

Coco Plum

About Red Cardinal and Coco Plum

Red Cardinal

Coco Plum

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Origin

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean

Types

Fruit Trees

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Cultivated Beds

By seashore, Caribbean, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1110-14

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

11-7

12-9

Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

90.00 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Magenta, Orange Red

White

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Brown, Red

Black, Red, Violet

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Red, Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Salt

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

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

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds

Birds

Allergy

Toxic

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic

Gallbladder Diseases, Kidney problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ERYTHRINA herbacea

CHRYSOBALANUS icaco

Common Name

Red cardinal, Cardinal spear

Paradise Plum

In Hindi

Red Cardinal

कोको बेर

In German

Red Cardinal

coco Plum

In French

Cardinal rouge

Coco Plum

In Spanish

Cárdenas

Coco Plum

In Greek

κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος

Coco δαμάσκηνο

In Portuguese

Cardeal vermelho

Coco Plum

In Polish

Red Cardinal

coco plum

In Latin

Cardinalis Rubrum

coco plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Malpighiales

Family

Fabaceae

Chrysobalanaceae

Genus

Erythrina

Chrysobalanus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phaseoleae

Subfamily

Faboideae

Number of Species

1014

1 27800

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Properties of Red Cardinal and Coco Plum

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

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Season and Care of Red Cardinal and Coco Plum

Season and care of Red Cardinal and Coco Plum is important to know. While considering everything about Red Cardinal and Coco Plum Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Cardinal season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Coco Plum season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Red Cardinal is Loam, Sand and for Coco Plum is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Cardinal is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Coco Plum is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Red Cardinal and Coco Plum Physical Information

Red Cardinal and Coco Plum physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cardinal height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Coco Plum height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Red Cardinal and Coco Plum are as follows:

Red Cardinal flower color: Red, Magenta and Orange Red
Red Cardinal leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Coco Plum flower color: White
Coco Plum leaf color: Red and Green

Care of Red Cardinal and Coco Plum

Care of Red Cardinal and Coco Plum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cardinal pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Coco Plum pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove branches and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Red Cardinal needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Coco Plum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.