1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Perennial
1.3 Origin
United States, Canada
1.4 Types
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds, Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden Canopy, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
9-1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Green, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Dark Purple
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Burgundy
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Obtuse
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Cadmium fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses, Yellow Leaves
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Coarse
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Birds, Small mammals
5.12 Allergy
Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, cramps, Diarrhea, Nausea, Spasms, Toxic, Toxic if not prepared properly, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, anti-inflammatory, Antirheumatic, Arthritis, Curing mumps and measles, Homeopathy
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as an insecticide, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making soaps, Used in making blue ink
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PHYTOLACCA americana
7.2 Common Name
American Pokeweed, Inkberry, Pokeberry
7.2.1 In Hindi
POKEBERRY
7.2.2 In German
Kermesbeere
7.2.3 In French
POKEBERRY
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pokeberry
7.2.5 In Greek
POKEBERRY
7.2.6 In Portuguese
POKEBERRY
7.2.7 In Polish
alkiermes
7.2.8 In Latin
pokeberry
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Phytolaccaceae
8.6 Genus
Phytolacca
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species