1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Fruits, Trees
1.3 Origin
Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, South America
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Chaparral, open Woodlands, Thickets
Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm800.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm900.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown
Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Late Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Medium
Do not water excessively
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Sandy
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
General purpose liquid or granular fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Powdery mildew, Rust, Stem rot
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Cottage Garden
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good Cleanser
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Not Available
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anticoagulant, antimicrobial
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as a spice
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cottage garden, Mixed Border
Edible, Fruit Tree
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
SALVIA coccinea
Limonia acidissima
7.2 Common Name
Blood Sage, Texas Sage
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Texas Sage
Indischer Holzapfel
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Texas Sage
Feronia słoniowa
7.2.8 In Latin
Texas Sage
dulcis ad cinerem
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Nepetoideae
Aurantioideae
8.10 Number of Species