Acerola

Lesser Celandine

About Acerola and Lesser Celandine

Acerola

Lesser Celandine

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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

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

buttercup

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA1

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

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

457.20 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

243.84 cm10.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

White, Yellow, Red, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Not Available

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

Heart-shaped

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison, reseeds

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

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

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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

Not Available

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

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Ants, Insects

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

Antirheumatic, Astringent, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Cleanser

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

Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

Ranunculus ficaria

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Figwort, Lesser Celandine

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

Lesser Celandine

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

Scharbockskraut

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

Ficaire

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

celidonia menor

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

Lesser Celandine

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

Lesser Celandine

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Ziarnopłon wiosenny

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

Pavasara mazpurenīte

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Ranunculales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Ranunculaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Ficaria

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA1

1 27800

Properties of Acerola and Lesser Celandine

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

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Season and Care of Acerola and Lesser Celandine

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

Acerola and Lesser Celandine Physical Information

Acerola and Lesser Celandine physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Lesser Celandine height is 5.10 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Lesser Celandine are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Lesser Celandine flower color: White, Yellow, Red and Green
Lesser Celandine leaf color: Not Available

Care of Acerola and Lesser Celandine

Care of Acerola and Lesser Celandine 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 Lesser Celandine 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 Lesser Celandine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.