Red Chokeberry

Natal Plum

About Red Chokeberry and Natal Plum

Red Chokeberry

Natal Plum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

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

Southern Africa

1.4 Types

not available

Carissa Carandas

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Coastal bush land, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

12.70 cm60.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Hot Pink, Magenta, Purple, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Oval to roundish

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

Equal amount of N,P,K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Not Available

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

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

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Mildly Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Ground Cover, small hedge

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Iron, Potassium, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Cake, Jam, Jelly, Sauces

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, Container, Edging, Edible, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ARONIA arbutifolia

CARISSA macrocarpa 'Emerald Blanket'

7.2 Common Name

Red Chokeberry

Large Num-Num

7.2.1 In Hindi

लाल Chokeberry

नेटाल बेर

7.2.2 In German

Rote Apfelbeere

Natal Plum

7.2.3 In French

Red Chokeberry

natal Plum

7.2.4 In Spanish

rojo Chokeberry

Ciruela Natal

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Chokeberry

Natal Plum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Chokeberry

Natal Plum

7.2.7 In Polish

Red aronii

Natal Plum

7.2.8 In Latin

arbutifolia

Natal Plum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Aronia

Carissa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Carisseae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Rauvolfioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Chokeberry and Natal Plum

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

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Season and Care of Red Chokeberry and Natal Plum

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

Red Chokeberry and Natal Plum Physical Information

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

Red Chokeberry flower color: Not Available
Red Chokeberry leaf color: Not Available
Natal Plum flower color: White
Natal Plum leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Red Chokeberry and Natal Plum

Care of Red Chokeberry and Natal Plum 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 Natal Plum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Red Chokeberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Natal Plum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.