Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
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Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
6070
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
Farms, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-158-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
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
H1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm20.30 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust
Red blotch, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Squirrels
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Stomach pain, Vomiting
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used in parkland
Beautification, Bouquets, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
Manilkara zapota
DIASCIA 'Balwhiswhit'
Common Name
sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota
Diascia, Twinspur, Whisper White Diascia
In Hindi
चीकू
Diascia
In German
Breiapfelbaum
Diascia
In French
Sapotillier
Diascia
In Spanish
chicle
Diascia
In Greek
sapodilla
Diascia
In Portuguese
sapodilla
Diascia
In Polish
Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla
Diascia
In Latin
sapodilla
Diascia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Arthropoda
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Lamiales
Family
Sapotaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Abelia
Diascia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Sapoteae
Hemimerideae
Subfamily
Sapotoideae
Scrophularioideae
Number of Species
13470
1
27800
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