Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Fruit
Origin
Canary Islands
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Types
Echium pininana
Malus domestica
Number of Varieties
101
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-103-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Blue Violet
White, Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Red, Green, Gold, Pink, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Budding, Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, codling moth, mussel scale, Red spider mite, woolly aphid
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Alzheimer’s Disease, bowel syndrome, Cancer, constipation, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Diarrhea, gallstones, Healthy teeth, hemorrhoids, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health, Parkinson
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
ECHIUM pininana
MALUS domestica 'Royal Gala'
Common Name
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
Apple, Eating Apple, Royal Gala Apple
In Hindi
Tree Echium
Royal Gala Apple
In German
Baum Aciam
Royal Gala Apfel
In French
Arbre ACIAM
Royal Gala d'Apple
In Spanish
árbol Aciam
Manzana Royal Gala
In Greek
δέντρο Aciam
Royal Gala της Apple
In Portuguese
árvore Aciam
Maçã Royal Gala
In Polish
drzewo Aciam
Royal Gala jabłko
In Latin
lignum Aciam
Regia Schola Apple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Lamiales
Rosids
Family
Boraginaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Echium
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
602500
1
27800
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