Zizka

Northstar Tart Cherry

About Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry

Zizka

Northstar Tart Cherry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

Hybrid origin, Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Fruit

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA300

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Grassland, Sandy areas

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-114-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 8

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm180.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm240.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Burgundy, Pink, Rose

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Pink, Tan, White

Red, Dark Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Blue Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Purple, Gray Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Simple lobed or unlobed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

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

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Disease free, Red blotch

Birds

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Ground Cover

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Bedding Plant, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

MELINIS nerviglumis

PRUNUS cerasus 'Northstar'

7.2 Common Name

Ruby Grass, Zizka

Northstar Tart Cherry, Pie Cherry 'Northstar'

7.2.1 In Hindi

Zizka

आलूबालू

7.2.2 In German

Zizka

Northstar Tart Cherry

7.2.3 In French

Zizka

Northstar Tart Cherry

7.2.4 In Spanish

Zizka

Cereza

7.2.5 In Greek

Zizka

Northstar Tart Cherry

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Zizka

Northstar Tart Cherry

7.2.7 In Polish

Zizka

Northstar Tart Cherry

7.2.8 In Latin

Žižka

Northstar Tart Cherry

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Rosales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Rosaceae

8.6 Genus

Melinis

Prunus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Paniceae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

22NA

1 27800

Properties of Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry

Wondering what are the properties of Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry? We provide you with everything About Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry. Zizka doesn't have thorns and Northstar Tart Cherry doesn't have thorns. Also Zizka does not have fragrant flowers. Zizka has allergic reactions like Not Available and Northstar Tart Cherry has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry

Season and care of Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry is important to know. While considering everything about Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry Care, growing season is an essential factor. Zizka season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Northstar Tart Cherry season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Zizka is Loam, Sand and for Northstar Tart Cherry is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Zizka is Acidic, Neutral and for Northstar Tart Cherry is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry Physical Information

Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry physical information is very important for comparison. Zizka height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Northstar Tart Cherry height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry are as follows:

Zizka flower color: Burgundy, Pink and Rose
Zizka leaf color: Blue Green and Gray Green
Northstar Tart Cherry flower color: White
Northstar Tart Cherry leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry

Care of Zizka and Northstar Tart Cherry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Zizka pruning is done No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Northstar Tart Cherry pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Zizka needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Northstar Tart Cherry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.