1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Middle Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
25.40 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Narrow Oblong
imparipinnate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Requires a lot of watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring, Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Flying insects, Not Available
Birds
5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Not Available
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Eczema, Indigestion, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
EUPHORBIA hypericifolia
SOLANUM integrifolium
7.2 Common Name
Canchalagua, Hypericum-leaved Spurge, Leche-leche
Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
canchalangua
arbre de citrouille
7.2.4 In Spanish
canchalagua
árbol de calabaza
7.2.5 In Greek
Canchalagua
δέντρο κολοκύθας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Canchalagua
árvore abóbora
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Euphorbiales
Scrophulariales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Not Available
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species