Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
Tropical Asia
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Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
045
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
along watercourse, gardens, Humid climates, Prairies, Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-115-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-3
Sunset Zone
-
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Red, Burgundy, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring, Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Moist, Rich
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Bedding, Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Keep ground moist, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water more in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Moist, Rich
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Back pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Used As Food
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Vegetable
Feature Plant, Foundation, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
Abelmoschus manihot
CORNUS 'Rutban'
Common Name
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
Aurora Dogwood, Dogwood
In Hindi
aibika
Dogwood
In German
Maniok-Bisameibisch
Hartriegel
In French
L'Aibika
Cornouiller
In Spanish
Aibika
Madera del perro
In Greek
aibika
κρανιά
In Portuguese
Aibika
cornizo
In Polish
aibika
Dereń
In Latin
aibika
dogwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Malvales
Cornales
Family
Malvaceae
Cornaceae
Genus
Abelmoschus
Cornus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1540
1
27800
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