Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Shrub
Origin
-
Southeastern Asia
Types
-
alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar
Number of Varieties
10017
0
40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial
Floodplains, open Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-2
12-9
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm240.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm180.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Pink, Salmon, Coral
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Dark Blue, Black
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Red, Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Gray Green, Copper
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy
Shape
Leaf Shape
Maple shaped
Ovate elongated
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Less Watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Adequately
Moderate
In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Balanced, soluble fertilizer, Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Fungal leaf spots
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Coarse
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Runny nose, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Beautiful Skin, Moisturizing, Remove blemishes, used as a dye
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Diabetes, Diuretic, Hepatitis, Urinary tract problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used for producing cooking oil
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Vine
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
VITIS 'Buffalo'
CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare
Common Name
Black Grape
American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps
In Hindi
काले अंगूर
shooting star
In German
schwarze Trauben
shooting star
In French
raisins noirs
Dodecatheon
In Spanish
uvas negras
Dodecatheon
In Greek
μαύρα σταφύλια
shooting star
In Portuguese
uvas pretas
Dodecatheon
In Polish
czarne winogrona
shooting star
In Latin
nigra, uvae
shooting star
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rhamnales
Primulales
Family
Vitaceae
Verbenaceae
Genus
Vitis
Dodecatheon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3217
1
27800
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