Sweetshrub

Coco Plum

About Sweetshrub and Coco Plum

Sweetshrub

Coco Plum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Southeastern United States, Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

Calycanthus floridus floridus, Calycanthus floridus glaucus

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

shaded woods, Woodlands

By seashore, Caribbean, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-14

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Violet

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Black, Red, Violet

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Red, Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Red, Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Light Yellow, Gold

Red, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Red, Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Shade areas

Wet Site, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings, Suckers

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Gall, Powdery mildew

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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, Insects, Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic if not prepared properly

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

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

Antispasmodic, Cardiac, Disinfectant, Diuretic

Gallbladder Diseases, Kidney problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Root

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Culinary use, Disinfectant, Repellent

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used as a dye, 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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit, Fruit Tree, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Calycanthus floridus

CHRYSOBALANUS icaco

7.2 Common Name

Sweetshrub

Paradise Plum

7.2.1 In Hindi

sweetshrub

कोको बेर

7.2.2 In German

sweetshrub

coco Plum

7.2.3 In French

sweetshrub

Coco Plum

7.2.4 In Spanish

sweetshrub

Coco Plum

7.2.5 In Greek

sweetshrub

Coco δαμάσκηνο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sweetshrub

Coco Plum

7.2.7 In Polish

sweetshrub

coco plum

7.2.8 In Latin

sweetshrub

coco plum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Laurales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Calycanthaceae

Chrysobalanaceae

8.6 Genus

Calycanthus

Chrysobalanus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Magnoliids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

4NA

1 27800

Properties of Sweetshrub and Coco Plum

Wondering what are the properties of Sweetshrub and Coco Plum? We provide you with everything About Sweetshrub and Coco Plum. Sweetshrub doesn't have thorns and Coco Plum doesn't have thorns. Also Sweetshrub does not have fragrant flowers. Sweetshrub has allergic reactions like Toxic if not prepared properly and Coco Plum has allergic reactions like Toxic if not prepared properly. 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 Sweetshrub and Coco Plum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweetshrub and Coco Plum

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

Sweetshrub and Coco Plum Physical Information

Sweetshrub and Coco Plum physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetshrub height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Coco Plum height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Sweetshrub and Coco Plum are as follows:

Sweetshrub flower color: White, Light Yellow and Violet
Sweetshrub leaf color: Green
Coco Plum flower color: White
Coco Plum leaf color: Red and Green

Care of Sweetshrub and Coco Plum

Care of Sweetshrub and Coco Plum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetshrub pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers and Remove dead leaves and Coco Plum pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove branches and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Sweetshrub needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Coco Plum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.