Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Tree
Origin
North America, Northern Europe, Russia, Siberia
Middle Africa
Types
-
Solanum integrifolium
Number of Varieties
118
0
40000
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Habitat
Open areas, pine woods
Moist Soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-63-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
6-1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Mat-forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
510.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Pink
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
imparipinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Early Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Rich
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, Insects
Birds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Headache, Mildly painful menstruation, tonic in pregnancy
Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
useful as a ground cover
Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Wildflower
Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
LINNAEA borealis
SOLANUM integrifolium
Common Name
Twinflower
Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant
In Hindi
Twinflower
कद्दू पेड़
In German
Twinflower
Kürbis-Baum
In French
Twinflower
arbre de citrouille
In Spanish
Twinflower
árbol de calabaza
In Greek
Twinflower
δέντρο κολοκύθας
In Portuguese
Twinflower
árvore abóbora
In Polish
zimoziół
drzewa dyni
In Latin
Twinflower
PEPO ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dipsacales
Scrophulariales
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Oleaceae
Genus
Linnaea
Fraxinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Linnaeeae
-
Subfamily
Linnaeoideae
-
Number of Species
11
1
27800
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