Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Origin
North America, Canada
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Types
Celtis africana, Celtis australis, Celtis bungeana
Plectranthus barbatus
Number of Varieties
7060
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40000
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Habitat
bottomlands, limestone outcrops
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USDA Hardiness Zone
2-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
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Sunset Zone
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
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Habit
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
1,220.00 cm40.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
1,220.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Green
Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
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Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Yellow
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
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Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Salt, Shade areas
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs 2-3 times watering per week
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Average Water
Ample Water
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Moderate
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Damp
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, organic fertlizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Fungal Diseases, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, woolly aphid
Leaf spot, Root knot nematode, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas
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Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Insects
-
Allergy
-
Cough, flushing of face, Low blood pressure, restlessness, stinging, Throat itching, tremor
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
Slow downs aging
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Colic, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat
convulsions, Heart problems, painful urination, spasmodic pain
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Pulp, Seeds, Wood
Leaves, Root, Seeds
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item
Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CELTIS occidentalis
Plectranthus barbatus
Common Name
Common Hackberry, Hackberry
Coleus forskohlii, Indian coleus
In Hindi
HACKBERRY
पत्थरचूर
In German
Hackberry
Harfensträucher
In French
micocoulier
Coléus à forskoline, Coléus de l'Inde
In Spanish
almez
Coleus forskohlii
In Greek
hackberry
Coleus Forskohlii
In Portuguese
hackberry
Boldo-de-jardim, Boldo-da-terra
In Polish
hackberry
Coleus Forskohlii
In Latin
Hackberry
Coleus Forskohlii
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Urticales
Lamiales
Family
Ulmaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Celtis
Coleus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
70210
1
27800
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