1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Canary Islands
Mexico, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mediterranean region, mild coastal areas, shaded fields, Shaded sites, Well Drained
Coastal Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 9, 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
1.9 Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm150.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Gold, Orange Red
Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison
Grafting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Needs more water during establishment
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Blight, Fusarium root rot, Mealybugs, Mites, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Heat And Humidity
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Mealybugs, Mites, Spider Mites
Aphids, Not Available, Squirrels
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Stomach pain, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Formal Garden, Ground Cover
Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Shadow Tree, Soil protection
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
LOTUS berthelotii
Manilkara zapota
7.2 Common Name
Parrot's Beak
Winged Pea
sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Papageienschnabel
Breiapfelbaum
7.2.3 In French
Le Bec de perroquet
Sapotillier
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Ράμφος παπαγάλου
sapodilla
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bico do Papagaio
sapodilla
7.2.7 In Polish
Dziób papugi
Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species