Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Shrub
Origin
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Texas, Mexico
Types
Fruit
-
Number of Varieties
300-
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Semi desert, shade of desert, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
12-9
Sunset Zone
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Dark Red
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Simple lobed or unlobed
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry Conditions
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings
Cuttings, Divison, Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Keep the Soil well drained, occasional watering once established
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
Loam
Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Birds
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single, Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Borders, Slopes hedging
Beauty Benefits
-
Making cosmetics, Moisturizing
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain
Eczema
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
wax
Other Uses
Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc.
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border
Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PRUNUS cerasus
EUPHORBIA antisyphilitica
Common Name
Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry, Tart Cherry
wax plant
In Hindi
Sour cherry
Candelilla
In German
Sauerkirsche
candelilla
In French
Prunus cerasus
candelilla
In Spanish
Prunus cerasus
candelilla
In Greek
Sour cherry
candelilla
In Portuguese
Ginja
candelilla
In Polish
Wiśnia pospolita
candelilla
In Latin
Prunus cerasus
candelilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Euphorbiales
Family
Rosaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Prunus
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
270-
1
27800
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