Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Epiphyte
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States
Mexico, Central America
Types
shadbush, wild plum
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Number of Varieties
2030
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40000
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Habitat
Swamps, Thickets, Woods
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-910-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-8
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6
H2, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm25.40 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Red, Violet, Plum
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange, Orange Red
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Beetles, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Heat And Humidity
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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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Deers, Hoverflies
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin condition, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Agroforestry, Food for animals, Food for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diarrhea, Gastrointestinal disorders, Menstrual Disorders
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Food for animals, Used As Food
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Foundation, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
AMELANCHIER arborea
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Juneberry, Shadbush
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
Juneberry
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Felsenbirnen
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
Amélanchier
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
Amelanchier
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
Juneberry
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
Amelanchier
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Świdośliwa
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
Amelanchier
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Asparagales
Family
Rosaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Amelanchier
Lycaste
Clade
Dicotyledonous
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Maxillarieae
Subfamily
Malvoideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
2531
1
27800
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