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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Flowering Plants

Origin

-
Eastern Asia

Types

No Available
Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba

Number of Varieties

5535
0 40000
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Habitat

All sorts of environments
High elevation

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-75-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-1
9-5

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

610.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

550.00 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Red, Burgundy, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Red, Burgundy, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Red, Burgundy, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic
Bi-lobed

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring
Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Light Frost

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs
Never Over-water

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, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Fungal leaf spots

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

-
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

Rash
Diarrhea, Stomach pain

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Formal Garden
along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden

Beauty Benefits

-
Skin irritation

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Root, Root bark

Other Uses

Used to make juice
-

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malus Barbara Ann
PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'

Common Name

Barbara Ann Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple
Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower

In Hindi

Crabapple
fleeceflower

In German

Crabapple
fleeceflower

In French

Crabapple
fleeceflower

In Spanish

manzano silvestre
Polygonum affine

In Greek

Crabapple
fleeceflower

In Portuguese

Crabapple
fleeceflower

In Polish

jabłoń
fleeceflower

In Latin

Crabapple
fleeceflower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida
Agaricomycetes

Order

Rosales
Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae
Polygonaceae

Genus

Malus
Periscaria

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Maleae
-

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
-

Number of Species

5550
1 27800
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Difference Between Crabapple and Fleeceflower

If you are confused whether Crabapple or Fleeceflower are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Crabapple and Fleeceflower Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Crabapple are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Fleeceflower fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Crabapple and Fleeceflower if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Crabapple and Fleeceflower

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Crabapple and Fleeceflower. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Crabapple and Fleeceflower as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Crabapple is whereas of Fleeceflower is bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders and hypertension. Crabapple has beauty benefits as follows: while Fleeceflower has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Crabapple vs Fleeceflower

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Crabapple vs Fleeceflower and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Crabapple are Rash whereas of Fleeceflower have Diarrhea and Stomach pain respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Crabapple has showy fruits and Fleeceflower has no showy fruits. Also Crabapple is not flowering and Fleeceflower is not flowering . You can compare Crabapple and Fleeceflower facts and facts of other plants too.