Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Fruit
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Southeastern Asia, China
Types
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Tarocco, Sanguinello,
Moro
Number of Varieties
-8
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-159-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
10-9
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm457.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm365.76 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
Orange, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Seedlings, Semi-ripe cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove branches, Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mice
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Soil protection
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
Appetizer, Blood purifier, Carminative, Miscellany, Tonic
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used as essential oil
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
CITRUS sinensis
Common Name
Mexican Yam bean
Blood Orange, Naval Orange, Orange, Sweet Orange
In Hindi
Pachyrhizus erosus
Blood Orange Tree
In German
Yambohne
Blut- Orange Tree
In French
Kłębian kątowaty
Sang Orange Tree
In Spanish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Árbol de la naranja de sangre
In Greek
Pachyrhizus erosus
Blood Orange Tree
In Portuguese
Pachyrhizus erosus
Orange Tree sangue
In Polish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Krew Orange Tree
In Latin
Pachyrhizus erosus
Sanguinem Aliquam ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Sapindales
Family
Fabaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Pachyrhizus
Citrus
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
-
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
10050
1
27800
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