Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Trees
Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, Western Asia
Anatolia, Asia, Europe, Iran, Maghreb, Morocco, Norway, The Hiamalayas
Types
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Flowering Cherries, Sour Cherries, Sand Cherries, Sweet Cherries, Capulin Cherries
Number of Varieties
1100
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40000
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Habitat
countryside, Rural areas
Forest edges, Wild, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
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10-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm17.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm17.50 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Orange
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Orange
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Orange
Shape
Leaf Shape
Strap shaped
Oblong
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Winter
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Heat And Humidity
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, Corms or bulbs, Offsets
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loamy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Don't prune in the fall, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in late winter, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Cutworms
Aphids, Bacterial Canker, Black Knot, Brown Rot, Caterpillars
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Cutworms, Flies
Birds
Allergy
poisonous if ingested
Swelling in the face
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Arthritis, Gout, Kidney problems, Rheumatoid arthritis, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Cutflower, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
STERNBERGIA
Prunus avium
Common Name
Sternbergia
Cherry Tree
In Hindi
Sternbergia
चेरी का पेड़
In German
Sternbergia
Kirschbaum
In French
Sternbergia
Cerisier
In Spanish
Sternbergia
Cerezo
In Greek
Sternbergia
κερασιά
In Portuguese
Sternbergia
árvore de cereja
In Polish
Sternbergia
wiśniowe drzewo
In Latin
Sternbergia
Cherry
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Rosales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Sternbergia
Prunus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amaryllidoideae
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Number of Species
8430
1
27800
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