Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herb
Tree
Origin
Europe, Asia
North America, Canada
Types
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
Number of Varieties
10070
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9*1
9-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Purple, Pink, Violet, Ivory
Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
-
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
In Summer
Average Water
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies
Birds, Insects
Allergy
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Slow downs aging
Edible Uses
-
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
-
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Herb / Vegetable
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
SYMPHYTUM officinale
CELTIS occidentalis
Common Name
Common Comfrey
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
In Hindi
Hydrangea
HACKBERRY
In German
Hortensie
Hackberry
In French
Hortensia
micocoulier
In Spanish
Hortensia
almez
In Greek
υδραγεία
hackberry
In Portuguese
Hortênsia
hackberry
In Polish
Hortensja
hackberry
In Latin
Hibiscus
Hackberry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Urticales
Family
Boraginaceae
Ulmaceae
Genus
-
Celtis
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3570
1
27800
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