Acerola

California Buckeye

About Acerola and California Buckeye

Acerola

California 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

California

1.4 Types

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

Hillside

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

7-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (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)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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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

Yellow Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial 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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wind

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, 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

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, 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

Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

AESCULUS californica

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

California Buckeye

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

कैलिफोर्निया Buckeye

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

California Buckeye

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

California Buckeye

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

California Buckeye

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

Καλιφόρνια Buckeye

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

California Buckeye

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Kalifornia Buckeye

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

California 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

Sapindaceae

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 California Buckeye

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

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Season and Care of Acerola and California Buckeye

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

Acerola and California Buckeye Physical Information

Acerola and California Buckeye physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas California Buckeye height is 460.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Acerola and California Buckeye are as follows:

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

Care of Acerola and California Buckeye

Care of Acerola and California 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 California Buckeye pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, 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 California Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.