Acerola

About Acerola and Acerola

Acerola

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

457.20 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

243.84 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

8.3 Class

Not Available

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Acerola and Acerola

Wondering what are the properties of Acerola and Acerola? We provide you with everything About Acerola and Acerola. Acerola doesn't have thorns and Acerola doesn't have thorns. Also Acerola does not have fragrant flowers. Acerola has allergic reactions like Pollen and Acerola has allergic reactions like Pollen. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Acerola and Acerola and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Acerola and Acerola

Season and care of Acerola and Acerola is important to know. While considering everything about Acerola and Acerola Care, growing season is an essential factor. Acerola season is Spring and Summer and Acerola season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Acerola is Loam, Sand and for Acerola is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Acerola is Alkaline and for Acerola is Alkaline.

Acerola and Acerola Physical Information

Acerola and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Acerola are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Acerola and Acerola

Care of Acerola and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Acerola pruning is done In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Acerola pruning is done In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.