Acerola

Bottlebrush Buckeye

About Acerola and Bottlebrush Buckeye

Acerola

Bottlebrush Buckeye

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Southeastern United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

Bluffs, Coastal Regions, Stream side, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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243.84 cm

Rank: 63 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

White, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Lemon yellow, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Salt, Wind

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Keep the Soil well drained, 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Edema, Powdery mildew, Verticillium Wilt

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wind

Salt, Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

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

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Antirheumatic, Colic, constipation, Piles

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used for making soaps

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

AESCULUS parviflora

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

bottlebrush buckeye, dwarf horse chestnut

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

Bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

Buckeye Putzer

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

Bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

Bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Bottlebrush Buckeye

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

bottlebrush Buckeye

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Sapindales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Hippocastanaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Aesculus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

Hippocastanoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Acerola and Bottlebrush Buckeye

Wondering what are the properties of Acerola and Bottlebrush Buckeye? We provide you with everything About Acerola and Bottlebrush Buckeye. Acerola doesn't have thorns and Bottlebrush Buckeye doesn't have thorns. Also Acerola does not have fragrant flowers. Acerola has allergic reactions like Pollen and Bottlebrush Buckeye 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 Bottlebrush Buckeye and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Acerola and Bottlebrush Buckeye

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

Acerola and Bottlebrush Buckeye Physical Information

Acerola and Bottlebrush Buckeye physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Bottlebrush Buckeye height is 180.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Bottlebrush Buckeye are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Bottlebrush Buckeye flower color: White and Pink
Bottlebrush Buckeye leaf color: Green

Care of Acerola and Bottlebrush Buckeye

Care of Acerola and Bottlebrush Buckeye 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 Bottlebrush Buckeye pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers and Remove dead leaves. In summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bottlebrush Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.