Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
China
Southwestern United States, California
Types
Fuyu, Jiro, Gosho, Suruga
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Number of Varieties
240
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40000
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Habitat
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
Dry areas, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-104-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
9-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Pyramidal
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
550.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow
Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Burgundy, Orange Red
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water usually once a day
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Crown gall, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Root rot
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Mealybugs, White peach scale
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Abdominal distension, Excessive flatus
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Brightens the skin complexion, For treating wrinkles
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anthelmintic, Antitussive, Antivinous, Appetizer, Astringent, Demulcent, Febrifuge, Stomachic, Styptic
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
DIOSPYROS kaki
PENSTEMON eatonii
Common Name
Asian Persimmon, Japanese Persimmon, Kaki, Sharon Fruit
Firecracker Penstemon
In Hindi
शैरन फल
Firecracker penstemon
In German
Sharon Frucht
Kracher penstemon
In French
Sharon Fruit
Firecracker penstemon
In Spanish
Sharon Fruit
Penstemon del petardo
In Greek
Sharon Φρούτα
πυροτέχνημα penstemon
In Portuguese
Sharon Fruit
Penstemon do foguete
In Polish
Sharon Fruit
petarda penstemon
In Latin
Sharon fructus
Firecracker Persicaria
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Ericales
Lamiales
Family
Ebenaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Diospyros
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Diospyreae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
30250
1
27800
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