Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Saraca asoca
tecolate strain
Number of Varieties
12
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, Subtropical forests
Lawn, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-157-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-1
Sunset Zone
H2
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
850.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm10.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Gold, Crimson
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Red, Dark Salmon
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Pink, Copper
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Insects, pollinators
Allergy
-
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bleeding, hemorrhoids, Used as a sedative
-
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
SARACA indica
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
Common Name
Ashoka Tree, Sorrowless Tree
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
In Hindi
Saraca इंडिका
Persian Buttercup
In German
SARACA indica
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
In French
Saraca indica
Renoncule des fleuristes
In Spanish
indica Saraca
Persian Buttercup
In Greek
Saraca indica
Persian Buttercup
In Portuguese
Saraca indica
ranúnculo
In Polish
Saraca indica
Jaskier azjatycki
In Latin
Saraca indica
Persian Buttercup
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Fabales
Ranunculales
Family
Fabaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Saraca
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Detarieae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
4600
1
27800
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