Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
China
Japan
Types
Tuscany, Royal Gem, Flavortop, Crimson Baby, Fantasia
Papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius
Number of Varieties
615
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
ditches, Marshy ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-95-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
8-4
Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm610.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink, Rose
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Red, Pink, Peach
Red orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Umbrella Like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Rooted stem cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Plant grows in 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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Fungal Diseases
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Making cosmetics
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Root
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
PRUNUS persica nectarine
Cyperus alternifolius
Common Name
Nectarine, Hardy Red
Galingale,Umbrella Palm
In Hindi
आड़ू
mbrella Palm
In German
Dwarf Nectarine
Cyperus alternifolius
In French
Dwarf Nectarine
Cyperus alternifolius
In Spanish
Dwarf Nectarine
Cyperus alternifolius
In Greek
Dwarf Nectarine
Umbrella Palm
In Portuguese
Dwarf Nectarine
Umbrella Palm
In Polish
Dwarf Nectarine
Cibora zmienna
In Latin
Hardy Red
Umbrella Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Cyperales
Family
Rosaceae
Sciadopityaceae
Genus
Prunus
Cyperus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
19
1
27800
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