Spring Starflower

Flowering Crabapple

About Spring Starflower and Flowering Crabapple

Spring Starflower

Flowering Crabapple

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tree

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Temperate Regions

gardens, Tropical areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm670.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

5.10 cm6,350.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Requires plenty of water during the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Occasional light liquid fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Aphids, Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ornamental use, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

MALUS 'Baskatong'

7.2 Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Baskatong Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple

7.2.1 In Hindi

Spring Starflower

crabapple

7.2.2 In German

Frühling Borretsch

Flowering Crabapple

7.2.3 In French

Spring Starflower

Floraison Crabapple

7.2.4 In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

floración Crabapple

7.2.5 In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

Άνθιση Crabapple

7.2.6 In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Crabapple

7.2.7 In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

Kwitnienie Crabappleb

7.2.8 In Latin

Spring Starflower

crabapple

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asparagales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Ipheion

Malus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Gilliesieae

Maleae

8.9 Subfamily

Allioideae

Amygdaloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA55

1 27800

Properties of Spring Starflower and Flowering Crabapple

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

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Flowering Crabapple

Season and care of Spring Starflower and Flowering Crabapple is important to know. While considering everything about Spring Starflower and Flowering Crabapple Care, growing season is an essential factor. Spring Starflower season is Spring and Flowering Crabapple season is Spring. The type of soil for Spring Starflower is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Flowering Crabapple is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Spring Starflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Flowering Crabapple is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Spring Starflower and Flowering Crabapple Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Flowering Crabapple physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Flowering Crabapple height is 670.00 cm and width 6,350.00 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Flowering Crabapple are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Flowering Crabapple flower color: Not Available
Flowering Crabapple leaf color: Not Available

Care of Spring Starflower and Flowering Crabapple

Care of Spring Starflower and Flowering Crabapple include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Flowering Crabapple pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Flowering Crabapple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.