Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Tender Perennial
Origin
China
Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia
Types
Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone
Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty
Number of Varieties
200020
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40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-98-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-5
Sunset Zone
H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm180.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink
White, Red, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Multi-Color
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Red, Pink, Peach
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, simple, curved and folded
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering
Requires plenty of water during the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 8-4-6 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies
Allergy
Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria
Rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss
Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive
Part of Plant Used
Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Rhizomes
Other Uses
For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant
Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
Prunus Persica
ALPINIA zerumbet
Common Name
Flordaglo Peach, Peach, White Peach
Shell Ginger
In Hindi
White Peach
Shell Ginger
In German
White Peach
Shell Ginger
In French
White Peach
Shell Ginger
In Spanish
White Peach
Shell jengibre
In Greek
λευκό Ροδάκινο
Shell Τζίντζερ
In Portuguese
pêssego branco
Shell Ginger
In Polish
White Peach
Shell Imbir
In Latin
album persici
Crusta Ginger
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Rosales
Zingiberales
Family
Rosaceae
Zingiberaceae
Genus
Prunus
Alpinia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Amygdaleae
Alpinieae
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
Alpinioideae
Number of Species
50150
1
27800
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