Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Fruits, Trees
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
South America
Types
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Grandiflora Petunias, Multiflora Petunias, Wave Petunias, Superbell Petunias, Supertunia Petunias
Number of Varieties
1118
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas
Terrestrial
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
not provided
Habit
-
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
800.00 cm5.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
900.00 cm2.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Greyish Brown, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Golden Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Autumn
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Rich
Loamy, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, 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
Neutral
Soil Type
Rich
Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Bacterial Blight, Caterpillars, Gray mold, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot, Spider mites, Thripes, Verticillium Wilt, Viruses
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Gastric
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit Tree
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging
Botanical Name
Limonia acidissima
Petunia
Common Name
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
Petunia
In Hindi
कबिट
Petunia
In German
Indischer Holzapfel
Petunie
In French
Kawista
Pétunia
In Spanish
Kawista
Petunia
In Greek
γλυκό ασβέστη
πετούνια
In Portuguese
Limonia
Petúnia
In Polish
Feronia słoniowa
Petunia
In Latin
dulcis ad cinerem
Petunia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Solanales
Family
Rutaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Limonia
Petunia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Citreae
-
Subfamily
Aurantioideae
Petunioideae
Number of Species
135
1
27800
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