Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Fruits, Trees
Tender Perennial
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
India
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Dianthus chinensis, Dianthus deltoides
Number of Varieties
1300
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
meadows, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
A2, A3, H1, 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
Habit
-
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Fuchsia
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Rich
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Needs watering once a week, Requires watering in 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
Rich
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Compost, organic fertlizers, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
-
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
Gastric
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
DIANTHUS
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Dianthus, Garden Spice Fuchsia Dianthus
In Hindi
कबिट
Dianthus
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Dianthus
In French
Kawista
Dianthus
In Spanish
Kawista
Dianthus
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
Dianthus
In Portuguese
Limonia
Dianthus
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Dianthus
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Dianthus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Caryophyllales
Family
Rutaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Genus
Limonia
Dianthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
Caryophylleae
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Caryophylloideae
Number of Species
1300
1
27800
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