Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Shrub
Origin
Southeastern Asia, India, China
Southwestern United States
Types
Tropical Fruit Tree
Baccharis sarothroides
Number of Varieties
1010
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical forests, Tropical Forests
riparian zones, Semi desert, Upland
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-158-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Habit
Spreading
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
1,370.00 cm150.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Green, Yellow green, Brown
creamy white
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong or Lanceolate
Oblanceolate , Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Needs very little 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
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead branches
Cut back old stems to the ground, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Put diluted fertilizers
can go long without fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Chlorosis, Susceptible to insect pests and moulds
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Heat And Humidity
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antibacterial, Antidiabetic, Antifungal, antimicrobial, Astringent, Expectorant
anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, cholesterol-lowering
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Fruits, Leaves
Twigs
Other Uses
Jam, Jelly, used in Indian cuisine in curries
Can be made into a herbal tea
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Tropical
Groundcover
Botanical Name
DILLENIA indica
BACCHARIS 'Centennial'
Common Name
Chulta, Elephant Apple
desert broom , broom baccharis , greasewood
In Hindi
Elephant Apple
desert broom
In German
Elefant von Apple
Wüste Besen
In French
Elephant d'Apple
desert broom
In Spanish
El elefante de Apple
escoba del desierto
In Greek
ελέφαντας της Apple
desert broom
In Portuguese
Elefante da Apple
vassoura do deserto
In Polish
Słoń Jabłko
desert broom
In Latin
Elephant Apple
desert broom
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Dilleniales
Asterales
Family
Dilleniaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Dillenia
Baccharis
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Astereae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
18
1
27800
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