Tomatillo

Methley Plum

About Tomatillo and Methley Plum

Tomatillo

Methley Plum

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Fruit

Origin

Mexico, Caribbean, Central America

Types

Green Tomatillo, Purple Tomatillo

Prunus salicina 'Methley'

Number of Varieties

4030

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Forest margins, Scrubs, sluggish streams and rivers

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-96-10

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12*1

9-1

Sunset Zone

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

H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval/Rounded

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

90.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Sandy Brown

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Purple, Yellow green

Red, Purple

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

broad, flat

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

reseeds, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

weekly regular

In Summer

Drought Tolerant, Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove all suckers, Remove wet foliage

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Fungal Diseases

Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds, Flea beetles

Birds

Allergy

Arthritis, Inflammation

Respiratory problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Diabetes, Energy, Opthalmic

Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used for making green salsas and chilli sauce, Used in salads

Used for making green dye

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHYSALIS philadelphica

PRUNUS salicina 'Methley'

Common Name

Green Tomato, Mexican Groundcherry, Tomatillo

Japanese Plum, Methley Plum

In Hindi

Tomatillos

Methley Plum

In German

Tomatillos

Chinesische Pflaume

In French

Tomatilles

Prunus salicina

In Spanish

Tomatillos

Prunus salicina

In Greek

Tomatillos

Methley Plum

In Portuguese

Tomatillos

Prunus salicina

In Polish

Tomatillos

Methley Plum

In Latin

Tomatillos

Methley Plum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Rosales

Family

Solanaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Physalis

Prunus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Physaleae

Subfamily

Solanoideae

Number of Species

7530

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Tomatillo and Methley Plum

Wondering what are the properties of Tomatillo and Methley Plum? We provide you with everything About Tomatillo and Methley Plum. Tomatillo doesn't have thorns and Methley Plum doesn't have thorns. Also Tomatillo does not have fragrant flowers. Tomatillo has allergic reactions like Arthritis and Inflammation and Methley Plum has allergic reactions like Arthritis and Inflammation. 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 Tomatillo and Methley Plum and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Vegetables » More

Tomatillo and Snow Pea

Tomatillo and Radish Plant

Tomatillo and French Radish

» More Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Tomatillo and Methley Plum

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

Tomatillo and Methley Plum Physical Information

Tomatillo and Methley Plum physical information is very important for comparison. Tomatillo height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Methley Plum height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Tomatillo and Methley Plum are as follows:

Tomatillo flower color: Yellow and Sandy Brown
Tomatillo leaf color: Green
Methley Plum flower color: White
Methley Plum leaf color: Green

Care of Tomatillo and Methley Plum

Care of Tomatillo and Methley Plum include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tomatillo pruning is done Remove all suckers and Remove wet foliage and Methley Plum pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tomatillo needs Drought Tolerant, Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Methley Plum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.