1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Fruit
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Southwestern United States, Texas
Southeastern Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
45.00 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm610.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
Oblovate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
All year
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Mid Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Ample Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Fertilizer every month during spring, General garden fertilizer
Fertilize every year
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
allergic reaction, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Kidney Stone
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for insects, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Flower borders, Hedges, Not Available
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Zinnia acerosa
AVERRHOA carambola
7.2 Common Name
desert zinnia, wild zinnia, white zinnia and spinyleaf zinnia
Carambola, Starfruit
7.2.1 In Hindi
White Zinnia
carambola पेड़
7.2.2 In German
Weiß Zinnia
Sternfrucht Baum
7.2.3 In French
Blanc Zinnia
arbre carambole
7.2.4 In Spanish
Zinnia blanco
árbol de carambola
7.2.5 In Greek
λευκό Zinnia
carambola δέντρο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
branco Zinnia
árvore de carambola
7.2.7 In Polish
Biały Zinnia
karambola drzewo
7.2.8 In Latin
Zinnia album
carambola ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species