Wood Apple

Maltese Cross Flower

About Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower

Wood Apple

Maltese Cross Flower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruits, Trees

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya

Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Northwestern China, Russia

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas

Banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

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3-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

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8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

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Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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800.00 cm

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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900.00 cm

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25.40 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach, Orange Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Greyish Brown, Light Green, Not Available

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Ovate elongated

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Autumn

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Rich

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water excessively

Do not let dry out between waterings

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Rich

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

In late autumn, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Not Available

Aphids, Red blotch, Slugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Gastric

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good Cleanser

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, scurvy, Snakebite

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit Tree

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Limonia acidissima

LYCHNIS chalcedonica

7.2 Common Name

Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit

Maltese cross, Jerusalem cross, Burning love, Dusky salmon

7.2.1 In Hindi

कबिट

Maltese cross

7.2.2 In German

Indischer Holzapfel

Malteserkreuz

7.2.3 In French

Kawista

Maltese cross

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kawista

cruz de Malta

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό ασβέστη

σταυρό της Μάλτας

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Limonia

cruz de Malta

7.2.7 In Polish

Feronia słoniowa

krzyż maltański

7.2.8 In Latin

dulcis ad cinerem

Duces crucis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Rutaceae

Caryophyllaceae

8.6 Genus

Limonia

Lychnis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Citreae

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8.9 Subfamily

Aurantioideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower

Wondering what are the properties of Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower? We provide you with everything About Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower. Wood Apple doesn't have thorns and Maltese Cross Flower doesn't have thorns. Also Wood Apple does not have fragrant flowers. Wood Apple has allergic reactions like Gastric and Maltese Cross Flower has allergic reactions like Gastric. 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 Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower

Season and care of Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower is important to know. While considering everything about Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wood Apple season is Autumn and Maltese Cross Flower season is Autumn. The type of soil for Wood Apple is Rich and for Maltese Cross Flower is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Wood Apple is Acidic, Neutral and for Maltese Cross Flower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower Physical Information

Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Wood Apple height is 800.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Maltese Cross Flower height is 60.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower are as follows:

Wood Apple flower color: White
Wood Apple leaf color: Green
Maltese Cross Flower flower color: Red, Orange, Rose, Salmon, Peach and Orange Red
Maltese Cross Flower leaf color: Green

Care of Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower

Care of Wood Apple and Maltese Cross Flower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wood Apple pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Maltese Cross Flower pruning is done In late autumn and Remove deadheads. In summer Wood Apple needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Maltese Cross Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.