Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Houseplant, Tender Perennial
Origin
-
Central America, South America
Types
European plum, Gages, Japanese plum
Aphelandra squarrosa
Number of Varieties
1545
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-8-9999
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
8-3
12-1
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
609.60 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
457.20 cm20.00 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Pink
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
White, Dark Green, Light Yellow
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Early Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Sandy
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting
Budding, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Moderate
Regular watering required
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Increases moisture in air, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Cosmetics
Air freshner, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'
CALATHEA zebrina
Common Name
Plum
Zebra Plant
In Hindi
बेर
Zebra Plant
In German
Pflaume
Zebra Plant
In French
prune
Zebra usine
In Spanish
ciruela
Zebra Plant
In Greek
Δαμάσκηνο
Zebra Εργοστάσιο
In Portuguese
ameixa
Planta da zebra
In Polish
Śliwka
Zebra roślin
In Latin
Plum
ferus Planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Lamiales
Family
Rosaceae
Marantaceae
Genus
Prunus
Aphelandra
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
-
Number of Species
403
1
27800
👆🏻