Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Vegetable
Origin
Northeast Mexico, Southeastern United States
South America, Chile
Types
Deciduous, Evergreen
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Number of Varieties
8004000
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Slopes
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-3
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm60.96 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Dry, Loam, Sandy
Loose, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Dry
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
In Summer
Adequately
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Dry, Loamy, Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
-
15-15-15 amounts
Pests and Diseases
Healthy tree
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
Fine
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Flies
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
Allergy
-
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Food for animals, Food for insects
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Botanical Name
Senegalia berlandieri
SOLANUM tuberosum
Common Name
Acacia
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
In Hindi
Acacia
आलू
In German
Acacia
Kartoffel
In French
Acacia
Pomme de terre
In Spanish
Acacia
Patata
In Greek
Acacia
Πατάτα
In Portuguese
Acacia
Batata
In Polish
Acacia
Ziemniak
In Latin
Acacia
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Solanales
Family
Fabaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Acacia
Solanum
Clade
-
Asterids
Tribe
Acacieae
-
Subfamily
Mimosoideae
-
Number of Species
13501400
1
27800
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