Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Fruit
Origin
Tropical Asia
Caribbean, South America
Types
-
Pinks Mammoth, African Pride, Late Gold, Geffner, Hilary White
Number of Varieties
08
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
Warm and moist climatic conditions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1110-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-9
Sunset Zone
-
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
-
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm460.00 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
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
oblong or narrow-lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring, Spring
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
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
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Bedding, Container, Ground
Container
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply
Do Not over Water, Does not require 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
Prune young trees into an open vase shape
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Diplodia rot, Leaf spot
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
-
Fruit Bats
Allergy
-
Oral Allergy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Promotes Healthy Hair, Promotes healthy skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Diabetes, Diarrhea
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Bark, Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used to make hair tonic, Used to promote healthy blood flow during menstruation
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Vegetable
Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
Abelmoschus manihot
ANNONA squamosa
Common Name
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
Sugar Apple
In Hindi
aibika
सीताफल
In German
Maniok-Bisameibisch
Zuckerapfel
In French
L'Aibika
Sugar Apple
In Spanish
Aibika
Manzana de azúcar
In Greek
aibika
ζάχαρη της Apple
In Portuguese
Aibika
Pinha
In Polish
aibika
Cukier Jabłko
In Latin
aibika
Sugar Apple
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malvales
Magnoliales
Family
Malvaceae
Annonaceae
Genus
Abelmoschus
Annona
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
-
Abreae
Subfamily
-
Maloideae
Number of Species
15166
1
27800
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