Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Fruit
Origin
Mexico
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Types
Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum
Vitis vinifera 'Albino', Vitis vinifera 'White Pearl'
Number of Varieties
175-
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, High elevation, Roadsides
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-155-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
9-5
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Magenta, Crimson, Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
White, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Yellow, Red, Gray Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Cordate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Runners
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Grasshoppers
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Birds
Allergy
-
conjunctivitis, Gastric disturbances, Sweating
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
anti inflammatory, Sunburns, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Sometimes used for making wine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Vine
Botanical Name
CESTRUM elegans
VITIS 'Cayuga White'
Common Name
Crimson cestrum, Elegant poison-berry, Purple cestrum, Red cestrum
White Grape
In Hindi
Butterfly Flower plant
White Grape
In German
Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage
Weiße Traube
In French
usine de fleur de papillon
Raisin blanc
In Spanish
planta de la flor de mariposa
uva blanca
In Greek
φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι
λευκό Σταφύλι
In Portuguese
planta de flor de borboleta
uva Branca
In Polish
Motyl Kwiat roślin
Biały winogron
In Latin
Flos plantae Gloria
uva alba:
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Vitales
Family
Solanaceae
Vitaceae
Genus
Cestrum
Vitis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Cestreae
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Subfamily
Browallioideae
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Number of Species
25060
1
27800
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