Acerola

Chinese Peony

About Acerola and Chinese Peony

Acerola

Chinese Peony

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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

Asia, North America, Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Not Available

Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 67 (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

76.00 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)▶

76.00 cm

Rank: 89 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

Pink, 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

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Bronze, Dark Green, Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Compound

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Neutral

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

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Grafting, 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

Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Part 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

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wind

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

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

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

Ants

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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

Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Flowers, Root, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

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, Mixed Border

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

Paeonia lactiflora

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Herbaceous Peony

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

Herbaceous peony

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

Krautige Pfingstrose

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

pivoines herbacées

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

peonía herbáceas

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

ποώδη παιωνία

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

peônia herbáceas

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

piwonii zielnych

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

herbaceum AGLAOPHOTIS

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

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8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Paeoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Paeonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, 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 Chinese Peony

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

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Season and Care of Acerola and Chinese Peony

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

Acerola and Chinese Peony Physical Information

Acerola and Chinese Peony physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Chinese Peony height is 76.00 cm and width 76.00 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Chinese Peony are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Chinese Peony flower color: Pink, Red and White
Chinese Peony leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Acerola and Chinese Peony

Care of Acerola and Chinese Peony 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 Chinese Peony pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Chinese Peony needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.