Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
Type
Fruit
Flowering Plants
Origin
Central Asia, Western Asia
Texas
Types
-
Ornamental Plant
Number of Varieties
5250
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, gardens, Temperate Regions
Roadsides, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-93-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
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
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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
White, Blue, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Scale
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Pneumonia, Ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Animal Feed, Culinary use, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border
Bedding Plant, Hanging Basket
Botanical Name
CYDONIA oblonga
LUPINUS subcarnosus
Common Name
Quince
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
In Hindi
श्रीफल
texas bluebonnet
In German
Quitte
texas Blaue Lupine
In French
Coing
texas bluebonnet
In Spanish
Membrillo
texas Bluebonnet
In Greek
Κυδώνι
texas bluebonnet
In Portuguese
Marmelo
texas bluebonnet
In Polish
Pigwa
texas bluebonnet
In Latin
Quince
Texas lory
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Fabales
Family
Rosaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Cydonia
Lupinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Maleae
Genisteae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
200250
1
27800
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