Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Tender Perennial
Origin
Central Asia, Western Asia
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
5-
0
40000
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Habitat
Forests, gardens, Temperate Regions
Grassland, Shaded sites, Wet forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm-
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Pink
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Yellow green
Blue, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Dry soil
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Offsets, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in the growing season
Water during dry weather
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Scale
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Dry soil
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
pollinators
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Agroforestry
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Pneumonia, Ulcers
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border
Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
CYDONIA oblonga
DIANELLA sandwicensis
Common Name
Quince
Ukiuki, uki
In Hindi
श्रीफल
Ukiuki
In German
Quitte
Ukiuki
In French
Coing
Ukiuki
In Spanish
Membrillo
Ukiuki
In Greek
Κυδώνι
Ukiuki
In Portuguese
Marmelo
Ukiuki
In Polish
Pigwa
Ukiuki
In Latin
Quince
Ukiuki
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Rosales
Liliales
Family
Rosaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cydonia
Dianella
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Maleae
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Hemerocallidoideae
Number of Species
20041
1
27800
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