Acerola

Creeping Zinnia

About Acerola and Creeping Zinnia

Acerola

Creeping Zinnia

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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

Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Ornamental

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-116-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 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

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

457.20 cm10.20 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

Yellow, Gold, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Chocolate, Black

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

Summer, Fall

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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

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

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 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

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

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

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

SANVITALIA procumbens

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Creeping Zinnia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

SANVITALIA procumbens

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

Husarenknopf

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

procumbens Sanvitalia

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

procumbens Sanvitalia

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

procumbens SANVITALIA

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

procumbens Sanvitalia

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

procumbens SANVITALIA

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

Sanvitalia procumbens

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Sanvitalia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Heliantheae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA7

1 27800

Properties of Acerola and Creeping Zinnia

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

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Season and Care of Acerola and Creeping Zinnia

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

Acerola and Creeping Zinnia Physical Information

Acerola and Creeping Zinnia physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Creeping Zinnia height is 10.20 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Creeping Zinnia are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Creeping Zinnia flower color: Yellow, Gold and Black
Creeping Zinnia leaf color: Green

Care of Acerola and Creeping Zinnia

Care of Acerola and Creeping Zinnia 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 Creeping Zinnia 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 Creeping Zinnia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.