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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruit, Tree
Shrub

Origin

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Southeastern Asia

Types

Prunus serrulata
alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

Number of Varieties

2517
0 40000
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Habitat

Bushlands, gardens, Homesteads, In desert grasslands, Lowland, Shady Edge, Tropical areas
Floodplains, open Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-810-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-9

Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm240.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

240.00 cm180.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink
White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Red, Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Ovate elongated

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Fall
Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

-
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs

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
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune prior to new growth, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Organic Manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealy bugs, Mites
Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

Plant Tolerance

-
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

-
Runny nose, sneezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
-

Other Uses

Culinary use, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS 'Hally Jolivette'
CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

Common Name

Flowering Cherry, Hally Jolivette Flowering Cherry
American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

In Hindi

चेरी
shooting star

In German

Blühende Kirsch
shooting star

In French

cerisier
Dodecatheon

In Spanish

floración de la cereza
Dodecatheon

In Greek

Άνθιση κερασιών
shooting star

In Portuguese

cereja de florescência
Dodecatheon

In Polish

Kwitnienie wiśni
shooting star

In Latin

florentem cerasis
shooting star

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Primulales

Family

Rosaceae
Verbenaceae

Genus

Prunus
Dodecatheon

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species

43017
1 27800
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Difference Between Flowering Cherry and Shooting Star

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Importance of Flowering Cherry and Shooting Star

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Compare Facts of Flowering Cherry vs Shooting Star

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 Flowering Cherry vs Shooting Star 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 Flowering Cherry are whereas of Shooting Star have Runny nose and sneezing respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Flowering Cherry has no showy fruits and Shooting Star has no showy fruits. Also Flowering Cherry is not flowering and Shooting Star is not flowering . You can compare Flowering Cherry and Shooting Star facts and facts of other plants too.