About Tahitian Gooseberry

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit, Tree

Origin

Types

Number of Varieties

Rank: 73 (Overall)

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Habitat

Forests, gardens, Hill prairies, Homesteads, Rocky areas, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

Habit

Bushy, Evergreen

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

800.00 cm

Rank: 47 (Overall)

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Minimum Width

400.00 cm

Rank: 49 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Green, Lime Green

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Yellow, Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Yellow, Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Thorns

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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18% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Tolerances

Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

High Potash Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Blight, Foliage-feeding caterpillars, Moth

Plant Tolerance

Pollution, Salt and Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

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25% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

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11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

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41% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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3% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

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58% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Caterpillar

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Blood purifying, Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair, Provides herbal hair care, Speed hair growth

Edible Uses

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74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Diabetes, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Obesity, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

Making Shampoo, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

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9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Cottage garden

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Phyllanthus acidus

Common Name

Tahitian gooseberry, country gooseberry, star gooseberry, starberry, grosella

In Hindi

ताहितियन आमला

In German

Tahitian Stachelbeere

In French

Tahitian Gooseberry

In Spanish

Tahitian grosella espinosa

In Greek

Tahitian Φραγκοστάφυλο

In Portuguese

Tahitian Gooseberry

In Polish

Tahitian agrest

In Latin

Tahitian Gooseberry

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales

Family

Phyllanthaceae

Genus

Phyllanthus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Phyllantheae

Subfamily

Number of Species

300

Rank: 55 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of Tahitian Gooseberry

Want to know the properties of Tahitian Gooseberry? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Tahitian Gooseberry is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Tahitian Gooseberry Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Diabetes, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Obesity and Vitamin C

Part of plant used: Fruits

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Tahitian Gooseberry Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Tahitian Gooseberry. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Tahitian Gooseberry physical information is as follows: 800.00 cm tall and 400.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Ovate. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Light Green, Lime Green

Leaf color: Yellow, Green and Gray Green

Care of Tahitian Gooseberry

Taking Tahitian Gooseberry Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Tahitian Gooseberry include pruning, which should be done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season and Remove deadheads. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Tahitian Gooseberry

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Tahitian Gooseberry is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Tahitian Gooseberry is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Forests, gardens, Hill prairies, Homesteads, Rocky areas and Woodlands and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.