Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
Southwestern United States
Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Types
-
Tree
Number of Varieties
2015
0
40000
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Habitat
Alpine Meadows, Cold Regions, Shady Edge
Hills, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-103-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 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, 18, 19, 20
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm-
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm6.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Red, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
White, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse, Dark Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
White, Dark Green
Light Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
White, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Oblong or Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Frost
Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Frost
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
-
Allergy
Pollen, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antiseptic, cathartic, Cough, Indigestion
Part of Plant Used
-
Leaves, Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
Acts as a natural source of rain water for birds and insects., Showy Purposes
Animal Feed, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making wood alcohol, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
AGAVE toumeyana
GLEDITSIA triacanthos f. inermis
Common Name
Honesty , Chinese Money
Thornless Honeylocust
In Hindi
silver dollar
thornless honeylocust
In German
Einjähriges Silberblatt
thornless honeylocust
In French
Monnaie-du-Pape
thornless Honeylocust
In Spanish
planta de la plata
honeylocust sin espinas
In Greek
silver dollar
thornless honeylocust
In Portuguese
silver dollar
honeylocust thornless
In Polish
Miesiącznica roczna
thornless honeylocust
In Latin
silver dollar
thornless honeylocust
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Fabales
Family
Agavaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lunaria
Gleditsia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
5020
1
27800
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