Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
Europe
North America, Canada
Types
-
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
Number of Varieties
170
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-82-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
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
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Peach
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Bracts
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
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
-
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Slow downs aging
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Used as a sedative
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PAPAVER alpinum
CELTIS occidentalis
Common Name
Alpine Poppy
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
In Hindi
अल्पाइन पोस्ता
HACKBERRY
In German
Alpine Mohn
Hackberry
In French
Alpine Poppy
micocoulier
In Spanish
Alpine amapola
almez
In Greek
Alpine παπαρούνας
hackberry
In Portuguese
Alpine Poppy
hackberry
In Polish
Alpine Poppy
hackberry
In Latin
Alpini Poppy
Hackberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Urticales
Family
Papaveraceae
Ulmaceae
Genus
Papaver
Celtis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
-
Number of Species
4270
1
27800
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