Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Epiphyte
Origin
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Mexico, Central America
Types
European plum, Gages, Japanese plum
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Number of Varieties
1530
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-810-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
12-8
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
H2, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
609.60 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
457.20 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, White
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory
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Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
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Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring, Late Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Sandy
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The pH of Soil
Acidic
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Consistently
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
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Black Spot, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
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
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites
-
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Cosmetics
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'
LYCASTE cochleata
Common Name
Plum
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
In Hindi
बेर
Lycaste Orchid
In German
Pflaume
Lycaste Orchidee
In French
prune
Lycaste orchidée
In Spanish
ciruela
Lycaste orquídea
In Greek
Δαμάσκηνο
Lycaste ορχιδέα
In Portuguese
ameixa
Lycaste orquídea
In Polish
Śliwka
Lycaste orchidea
In Latin
Plum
braemii orchid
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Asparagales
Family
Rosaceae
Orchidaceae
Genus
Prunus
Lycaste
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
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Maxillarieae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Epidendroideae
Number of Species
4031
1
27800
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