Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Fruit
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey, Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Southeastern Asia
Types
3
Nules , Nadorcott
Number of Varieties
32
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-8
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Lavender
White, Red, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Green, Bronze, Tan, Brown
Red, Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Sea Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Small oblong
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Frost
Drought, Light Frost
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Do not let dry out between waterings, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires consistently moist soil
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
Soil Type
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 in the late winter or spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Equal amount of N,P,K
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Citrus canker
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Light Frost
Flowers
Showy
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Constipation, Legume allergy
Mouth itching, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cottage Garden, Farmland
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for animals
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Nutrients
Digestive, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Seeds
Fruits
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Added to salads, Culinary use
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
CICER arietinum
CITRUS reticulata
Common Name
Bengal Gram, Chickpea , Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea
Clementine, Mandarin, Tangerine
In Hindi
चना
clementine
In German
Kichererbse
Clementine
In French
Pois chiche
Citrus clementina
In Spanish
Garbanzo
Citrus x clementina
In Greek
Ρεβίθι
clementine
In Portuguese
grão de bico
clementine
In Polish
Groch włoski
clementine
In Latin
CICER
clementine
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Spermatophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Sapindales
Family
Fabaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Cicer
Citrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
Viceae Alef
-
Subfamily
Papilionoideae
-
Number of Species
902
1
27800
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