What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Palm or Cycad
Fruits, Trees
Origin
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
14-
0
40000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Lowland, River side, Swamps
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-6
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm800.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm900.00 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Chocolate, Black
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Circular, dissected, long and linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Salt
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Insects
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Facts
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy
Gastric
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Baldness, Cold, Cough, Migraines, Sore throat
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
Edible, Fruit Tree
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
SABAL minor
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Bush Palmetto, Dwarf Palmetto, Little Blue Stem, Swamp Palmetto
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
बौना पल्मेट्टो
कबिट
In German
Zwerg Palmetto
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Palmetto nain
Kawista
In Spanish
Palmetto enano
Kawista
In Greek
Νάνος Palmetto
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Palmetto anão
Limonia
In Polish
Dwarf Palmetto
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Pumilio Palmetto
dulcis ad cinerem
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Arecales
Sapindales
Family
Arecaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Sabal
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
Coryphoideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
141
1
27800
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