What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
Origin
Tropical Asia
California, Northwestern United States, United States
Types
Not Available
Blue Moon, Clouds of Perfume
Number of Varieties
02
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
Rich Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-114-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
8-1
Sunset Zone
Not Available
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Not Available
Mat-forming
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.50 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Light Purple, Pink, Purple, Reddish Plum, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Ovate-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Early Spring, Spring
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Moist, Rich
Loam
The pH of Soil
Not Available
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Not Available
Care
Where to Plant?
Bedding, Container, Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Not Available
Neutral
Soil Type
Moist, Rich
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove dead leaves
Remove dead flowers
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Not Available
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Not Available, Red blotch
Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
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
Not Available
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
Not Available
Mild Allergen
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Boils, Eczema, Intestinal disorders
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used As Food
As a tea substitute, Used as eyewash
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Vegetable
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
Abelmoschus manihot
Phlox amplifolia
Common Name
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
Phlox amplifolia
In Hindi
aibika
Phlox amplifolia
In German
Maniok-Bisameibisch
Phlox amplifolia
In French
L'Aibika
Phlox amplifolia
In Spanish
Aibika
Phlox amplifolia
In Greek
aibika
Phlox amplifolia
In Portuguese
Aibika
Phlox amplifolia
In Polish
aibika
Phlox amplifolia
In Latin
aibika
Phlox amplifolia
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Solanales
Family
Malvaceae
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Abelmoschus
Phlox
Clade
Not Available
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Not Available
Phlocideae
Subfamily
Not Available
Polemonioideae
Number of Species
NA2
1
27800
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