Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Mediterranean, Turkey
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Chionodoxa luciliae
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
201
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, Terrestrial
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm900.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Pink, Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Rich
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 harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flying insects
-
Allergy
Skin rash
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
CHIONODOXA
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Chionodoxa, Glory-of-the-Snow
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
Chionodoxa
कबिट
In German
Chionodoxa
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Chionodoxa
Kawista
In Spanish
Chionodoxa
Kawista
In Greek
Chionodoxa
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Chionodoxa
Limonia
In Polish
Chionodoxa
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Chionodoxa
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Magnoliophyta
Class
Cestoda
Magnoliopsida
Order
Liliales
Sapindales
Family
Liliaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Chionodoxa
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
-
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
61
1
27800
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