Red Chokeberry

Maltese Cross Flower

About Red Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower

Red Chokeberry

Maltese Cross Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Perennial

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Northwestern China, Russia

1.4 Types

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Boggy areas, Fens, Fields, meadows, Swamps, Woodlands

Banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-9

3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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180.00 cm

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60.00 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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12.70 cm

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25.40 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

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

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Ovate elongated

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Do not let dry out between waterings

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

In late autumn, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, Fertilize every year, Mulch, Nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Apple Maggot, Fall Webworm, Red blotch, Scale

Aphids, Red blotch, Slugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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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

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Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARONIA arbutifolia

LYCHNIS chalcedonica

7.2 Common Name

Red Chokeberry

Maltese cross, Jerusalem cross, Burning love, Dusky salmon

7.2.1 In Hindi

लाल Chokeberry

Maltese cross

7.2.2 In German

Rote Apfelbeere

Malteserkreuz

7.2.3 In French

Red Chokeberry

Maltese cross

7.2.4 In Spanish

rojo Chokeberry

cruz de Malta

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Chokeberry

σταυρό της Μάλτας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Chokeberry

cruz de Malta

7.2.7 In Polish

Red aronii

krzyż maltański

7.2.8 In Latin

arbutifolia

Duces crucis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Caryophyllaceae

8.6 Genus

Aronia

Lychnis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Red Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower

Wondering what are the properties of Red Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower? We provide you with everything About Red Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower. Red Chokeberry doesn't have thorns and Maltese Cross Flower doesn't have thorns. Also Red Chokeberry does not have fragrant flowers. Red Chokeberry has allergic reactions like Not Available and Maltese Cross Flower has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower

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

Red Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower Physical Information

Red Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Red Chokeberry height is 180.00 cm and width 12.70 cm whereas Maltese Cross Flower height is 60.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Red Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower are as follows:

Red Chokeberry flower color: Not Available
Red Chokeberry leaf color: Not Available
Maltese Cross Flower flower color: Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach and Orange Red
Maltese Cross Flower leaf color: Green

Care of Red Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower

Care of Red Chokeberry and Maltese Cross Flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Chokeberry pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Maltese Cross Flower pruning is done In late autumn and Remove deadheads. In summer Red Chokeberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Maltese Cross Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.