Acerola

Butterfly Bush

About Acerola and Butterfly Bush

Acerola

Butterfly Bush

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Africa, America, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Lockinch, Petite Indigo, White Profusion

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

Rank: 41 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

Along Railroads, River side, Roadsides

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

5-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-2

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

H1, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

7.50 cm

Rank: 100 (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)▶

4.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Gray Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Gray Green, Light Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Egg-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part 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

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wind

Drought

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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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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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

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

Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

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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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

Buddleia davidii

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Butterfly Bush, Summer Lilac, Butterflybush

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

Butterfly Bush

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

Schmetterlingsstrauch

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

buisson de papillon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

arbusto de las mariposas

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

Butterfly Μπους

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

arbusto de borboleta

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Butterfly Bush

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

papilio rubo

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Spermatophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Scrophulariaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Buddleja

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Acerola and Butterfly Bush

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

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Season and Care of Acerola and Butterfly Bush

Season and care of Acerola and Butterfly Bush is important to know. While considering everything about Acerola and Butterfly Bush Care, growing season is an essential factor. Acerola season is Spring and Summer and Butterfly Bush season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Acerola is Loam, Sand and for Butterfly Bush is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Acerola is Alkaline and for Butterfly Bush is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.

Acerola and Butterfly Bush Physical Information

Acerola and Butterfly Bush physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Butterfly Bush height is 7.50 cm and width 4.00 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Butterfly Bush are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Butterfly Bush flower color: Blue, Pink, Purple, Red and White
Butterfly Bush leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Acerola and Butterfly Bush

Care of Acerola and Butterfly Bush 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 Butterfly Bush pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads and Remove shoots. In summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Butterfly Bush needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.