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Lauraceae
Avocado
Persea americana
Also known as Persea gratissima var. drimyfolia, Persea americana var. aztec, Persea americana var. steyermarkii, Persea americana var. floccosa
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Avocado trees thrive in bright, indirect to full sunlight and prefer consistently moist but well-drained soil. Water deeply every 7–10 days and avoid letting the roots sit in soggy conditions. Indoors, grow in a large container with rich potting mix and feed with a balanced fertilizer during the growing season.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply until it drains from the bottom, then allow the top 2 inches of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 240 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Burkina, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Central American Pac, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle, aspca
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