Acerola

Hippeastrum

About Acerola and Hippeastrum

Acerola

Hippeastrum

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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About Elderberry

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

tropical environments

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21,22

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)▶

38.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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243.84 cm

Rank: 63 (Overall)▶

30.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

White, Red, Light Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Green, Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer, 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

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Deer resistant

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

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

Average Water Needs

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

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

Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Wind

Deer resistant

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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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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Not Available

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

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

poisonous if ingested

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, 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

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6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

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, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

Hippeastrum

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

Hippeastrum

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

HIPPEASTRUM

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Hippeastrum

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

Hippeastrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Amaryllidaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Amaryllis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

Amaryllidoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Acerola and Hippeastrum

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

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Season and Care of Acerola and Hippeastrum

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

Acerola and Hippeastrum Physical Information

Acerola and Hippeastrum physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Hippeastrum height is 38.10 cm and width 30.10 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Hippeastrum are as follows:

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

Care of Acerola and Hippeastrum

Care of Acerola and Hippeastrum 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 Hippeastrum pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, 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 Hippeastrum needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.