Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Perennial
Origin
-
-
Types
Jamaican sweet orange,Citrus maxima
Abbottswood Potentilla
Day Dawn Potentilla
Goldfinger Potentilla
Pink Beauty Potentilla
Snowbird Potentilla
Number of Varieties
105
0
40000
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Habitat
Fields, gardens, Moist Soils
gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-113-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
10-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Yellow, Light Yellow, Pink
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Tiny
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Light Frost, Sun
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
High
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in winter, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Bud blast, Citrus canker, Red blotch, Scale
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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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
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
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Allergy
Constipation, Swelling in the face, Vomiting, wheezing
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Improve skin tone, Nourishes scalp, Perfumes
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Prevent Soil Erosion, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Acne, Aging, Antibacterial, constipation, Glucose, Nutrients
Curing infectious diseases, Improve heart health, Lung Problems, Treatment of ulcers
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
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Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Making Perfumes, Medicinal oil, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
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Botanical Name
CITRUS x paradisi
POTENTILLA cinerea
Common Name
Grapefruit
Abbotswood Potentilla
In Hindi
चकोतरा
Potentilla Abbotswood
In German
Grapefruit
Abbotswood potentilla
In French
pamplemousse
Abbotswood potentille
In Spanish
Pomelo
Abbotswood Potentilla
In Greek
γκρέιπ φρουτ
Abbotswood Potentilla
In Portuguese
Toranja
Abbotswood Potentilla
In Polish
grejpfrut
Abbotswood Potentilla
In Latin
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Abbotswood Potentilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Sapindales
Rosales
Family
Rutaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Citrus
Potentilla
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Rosoideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
125300
1
27800
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