1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Grass, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America
Central America, North America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal Regions
Temperate Regions, tropical environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
Not Available
1.10 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
150.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
60.00 cm50.00 cm
0.1
6350
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
Yellow
Pink, Red, White, Yellow
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Yellow green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Fall, Late Summer, Mid Summer
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
10.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs more water during establishment
Do not water excessively
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
1.0.1 Soil Type
1.1.1 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
1.2 Sun Exposure
1.4 Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness
Cut back old stems to the ground
1.6 Fertilizers
14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
1.8 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust
Aphids, Slugs
1.9 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
2 Facts
2.1 Flowers
2.1.1 Flower Petal Number
2.2 Fruits
2.2.1 Showy Fruit
2.2.2 Edible Fruit
2.3 Fragrance
2.3.1 Fragrant Flower
2.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
2.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
2.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
2.4 Showy Foliage
2.5 Showy Bark
2.6 Foliage Texture
2.7 Foliage Sheen
2.8 Evergreen
2.9 Invasive
2.10 Self-Sowing
2.11 Attracts
Aphids, Not Available, Squirrels
Bees, Butterflies
2.12 Allergy
Stomach pain, Vomiting
Not Available
3 Benefits
3.1 Uses
3.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Used in parkland
Showy Purposes, small hedge
3.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises
Making cosmetics
3.1.3 Edible Uses
3.1.4 Environmental Uses
Shadow Tree, Soil protection
Not Available
3.2 Plant Benefits
3.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss
anti-inflammatory, Aphrodisiac, Diuretic, Purgative, Vulnerary
3.2.2 Part of Plant Used
3.2.3 Other Uses
Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Edible dye
3.3 Used As Indoor Plant
3.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
3.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Container, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation, Wildflower
4 Scientific Name
4.1 Botanical Name
Manilkara zapota
Mirabilis jalapa
4.2 Common Name
sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota
marvel of peru, four o'clock flower
4.2.1 In Hindi
4.2.2 In German
Breiapfelbaum
Wunderblume
4.2.3 In French
Sapotillier
Belle-de-nuit
4.2.4 In Spanish
4.2.5 In Greek
sapodilla
mirabilis Jalapa
4.2.6 In Portuguese
4.2.7 In Polish
Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla
mirabilis Jalapa
4.2.8 In Latin
5 Classification
5.1 Kingdom
5.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
5.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
5.4 Order
5.5 Family
5.6 Genus
5.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
5.8 Tribe
5.9 Subfamily
Sapotoideae
Not Available
5.10 Number of Species