Acerola

Celery

About Acerola and Celery

Acerola

Celery

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

9-3

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

457.20 cm45.70 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

243.84 cm30.50 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Tan, 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, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Irregular

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

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

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 ground moist, 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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Loam

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

Less fertilizing

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wind

Frost

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

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

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

Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Irritation to stomach

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems

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, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice

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

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

APIUM graveolens

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Celery

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

अजवायन

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

Sellerie

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

Céleri

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

Apio

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

Σέλινο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

Aipo

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Seler

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

apium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Apiales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Apiaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Apium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Apieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

Apioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Acerola and Celery

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

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Season and Care of Acerola and Celery

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

Acerola and Celery Physical Information

Acerola and Celery physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Celery height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Celery are as follows:

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

Care of Acerola and Celery

Care of Acerola and Celery 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 Celery pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Celery needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.