Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Fruit
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean
Mexico, Southwestern United States, Texas
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
250
0
40000
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Habitat
Open Forest, Terrestrial
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm45.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Mid Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilizer every month during spring, General garden fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes
allergic reaction, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Bedding Plant, Flower borders, Hedges
Botanical Name
PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'
Zinnia acerosa
Common Name
Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson
desert zinnia, wild zinnia, white zinnia and spinyleaf zinnia
In Hindi
जामुन
White Zinnia
In German
Zwetschgen
Weiß Zinnia
In French
prune de Damas
Blanc Zinnia
In Spanish
ciruela ciruela
Zinnia blanco
In Greek
κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο
λευκό Zinnia
In Portuguese
damson ameixa
branco Zinnia
In Polish
mirabelki
Biały Zinnia
In Latin
damson plum
Zinnia album
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Asterales
Family
Rosaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Prunus
Zinnia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
-
Number of Species
40020
1
27800
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