Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
Origin
Tropical Asia
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
08
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-112-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring, Spring
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist, Rich
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Bedding, Container, Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires 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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Moist, Rich
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
-
Corydalis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Vegetable
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
Abelmoschus manihot
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Common Name
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
In Hindi
aibika
Capnoides
In German
Maniok-Bisameibisch
Capnoides
In French
L'Aibika
capnoides
In Spanish
Aibika
Capnoides
In Greek
aibika
Capnoides
In Portuguese
Aibika
Capnoides
In Polish
aibika
Capnoides
In Latin
aibika
capnoides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Basidiomycota
Class
Magnoliopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Malvales
Agaricales
Family
Malvaceae
Fumariaceae
Genus
Abelmoschus
Hypholoma
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Fumarieae
Subfamily
-
Fumarioideae
Number of Species
151
1
27800
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