1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Fruit, Shrub
1.3 Origin
South America
1.4 Types
V. × heilbornii
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
11-9
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmate
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Vegetative Reproduction
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove shoots
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in making champagne
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii
7.2 Common Name
Babaco, Mountain Papaya
7.2.1 In Hindi
Babaco
7.2.2 In German
Babaco
7.2.3 In French
Babaco
7.2.4 In Spanish
Babaco
7.2.5 In Greek
Babaco
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Babaco
7.2.7 In Polish
Babaco
7.2.8 In Latin
Babaco
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Brassicales
8.5 Family
Caricaceae
8.6 Genus
Vasconcellea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species