Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
-
South America, Argentina
Types
Malus
Perennial
Number of Varieties
3535
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Tropical areas
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-75-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
670.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
6,350.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires plenty of water during the growing season, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Midseason Pruning, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Occasional light liquid fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mealybugs
Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
MALUS 'Baskatong'
Ipheion uniflorum
Common Name
Baskatong Crabapple, Crabapple, Flowering Crabapple
Spring Starflower, Springstar
In Hindi
crabapple
Spring Starflower
In German
Flowering Crabapple
Frühling Borretsch
In French
Floraison Crabapple
Spring Starflower
In Spanish
floración Crabapple
primavera Flor de estrella
In Greek
Άνθιση Crabapple
άνοιξη starflower
In Portuguese
Crabapple
primavera Starflower
In Polish
Kwitnienie Crabappleb
Wiosna Starflower
In Latin
crabapple
Spring Starflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Rosales
Asparagales
Family
Rosaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Malus
Ipheion
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Maleae
Gilliesieae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Allioideae
Number of Species
5550
1
27800
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