Acerola

Common Mallow

About Acerola and Common Mallow

Acerola

Common Mallow

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Shrub

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

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

10 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Thicket/Colonizing

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

457.20 cm20.30 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

243.84 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

White, Purple, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Green, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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

Medium

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

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sandy

4.6 Sun Exposure

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

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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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

anti-inflammatory, Burns, Eczema, Gastritis, Inflammation, Insect Bites, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Ulcers

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

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

Malva Neglecta

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Common Mallow

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

malva neglecta

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

malva neglecta

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

malva neglecta

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

Malva neglecta

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

Malva neglecta

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

malva neglecta

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Ślaz zaniedbany

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

neglecta malva

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Malvaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Malva

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Malveae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

Malvoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA30

1 27800

Properties of Acerola and Common Mallow

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

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Season and Care of Acerola and Common Mallow

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

Acerola and Common Mallow Physical Information

Acerola and Common Mallow physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Common Mallow height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Common Mallow are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Common Mallow flower color: White, Purple and Lavender
Common Mallow leaf color: Green

Care of Acerola and Common Mallow

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