Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Fruit
Flowering Plants
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Russia/Siberia, Southern Asia, Western Asia
Asia, Europe
Types
Malus domestica
Blue & Purple Rain viola, Bowles' Black pansy, Fizzy Lemonberry pansy, Karma Yellow pansy
Number of Varieties
1150
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Fields, gardens, meadows, rocky outcrops, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-84-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16
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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm1.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm0.75 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Rose
Blue, Orange, Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Gold, Pink, Dark Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Fall, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune after flowering, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, codling moth, mussel scale, Red spider mite, woolly aphid
Aphids, Crown rot, Downy mildew, Gray mold, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Slugs, Snails, Spot anthracnose
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Alzheimer’s Disease, bowel syndrome, Cancer, constipation, Detoxifies lever, Diabetes, Diarrhea, gallstones, Healthy teeth, hemorrhoids, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health, Parkinson
Asthma, epilepsy, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Foundation
Botanical Name
MALUS domestica 'Royal Gala'
Viola tricolor var. hortensis
Common Name
Apple, Eating Apple, Royal Gala Apple
Pansy
In Hindi
Royal Gala Apple
स्रीवत
In German
Royal Gala Apfel
Stiefmütterchen
In French
Royal Gala d'Apple
Pensée
In Spanish
Manzana Royal Gala
Pensamiento
In Greek
Royal Gala της Apple
πανσές
In Portuguese
Maçã Royal Gala
amor-perfeito
In Polish
Royal Gala jabłko
Bratek
In Latin
Regia Schola Apple
Cinaede fill
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosids
Malpighiales
Family
Rosaceae
Violaceae
Genus
-
Viola
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2500300
1
27800
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