Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Sedge or Rush
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia
Types
Not avaialable
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Number of Varieties
11
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Mountain Slopes, Temperate Regions
All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-86-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-6
Sunset Zone
3, 4, 5, 6, 7
H1, 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
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Light Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Tan, Sandy Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Long hair-like leaves
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Divison, reseeds
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Does not require regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black rot, Leaf spot, Scab
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Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Bumblebees, Flying insects
Allergy
Mouth itching, Throat itching
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Informal Hedge, Woodland margins
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cancer, constipation, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fever, Heart problems, Tooth ache
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Used As Food, Wood is used for making furniture
woven into the covering of tatami mats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
Malus domestica Wolf River
JUNCUS effusus f.Spiral
Common Name
Apple, Cider Apple, Cooking Apple, Wolf River Apple
Curly wurly
In Hindi
Wolf River Apple
Corkscrew Rush
In German
Wolf River Apple
Corkscrew Rush
In French
Wolf River Apple
Corkscrew Rush
In Spanish
Wolf River Apple
Corkscrew Rush
In Greek
Wolf River Apple
Corkscrew Rush
In Portuguese
Wolf River Apple
Corkscrew Rush
In Polish
Wolf River Apple
Corkscrew Rush
In Latin
Wolf River Apple
Corkscrew Rush
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Poales
Family
Rosaceae
Juncaceae
Genus
Malus
Juncus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
750025
1
27800
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