Acerola

Lisianthus

About Acerola and Lisianthus

Acerola

Lisianthus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Biennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Flowering Plants, Grass, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

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'Balboa White' lisianthus, 'Forever Blue' lisianthus, 'Forever White' lisianthus, 'Lisa Pink' lisianthus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 82 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

Grassland, Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

8-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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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

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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3.1.2 Minimum Width

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243.84 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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3.2 Plant Color

3.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

White, Blue, Pink, Lavender, Blue Violet

3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

3.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

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3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

3.3.1 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Gray Green

3.3.3 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Gray Green

3.4 Shape

3.4.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Succulent

3.5 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

4 Season

4.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

4.2 Growing Conditions

4.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.3.1 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

4.3.2 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.3.3 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

4.3.4 Soil Drainage

Well drained

5.0.5 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

5.1.1 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

6 Care

6.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

6.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

6.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

6.4 Watering Plants

6.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water twice a day in the initial period

6.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

6.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

6.5.1 In Winter

Average Water

7.2 Soil

7.2.1 Soil pH

Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

7.3.1 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Clay, Loam, Sand

7.4.1 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

7.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

7.7 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, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

7.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

7.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Botrytis Blight, Cercospora leaf spot, Cucumber mosaic, Curvularia blotch, Downy mildew, Fusarium stem rot, Fusarium wilt, Impatiens necrotic spot, Lisianthus necrosis, Phyllosticta leaf spot, Pythium root rot, Rhizoctonia stem rot, Sclerophoma stem blight, Tobacco mosaic

7.11 Plant Tolerance

Wind

Drought

8 Facts

8.1 Flowers

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75% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

8.5.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double, Semi-Double

8.7 Fruits

9.0.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.3 Fragrance

9.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.4.1 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

9.4.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.4.5 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.5 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.7 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.9 Foliage Texture

Medium

9.10 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

9.11 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.14 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.16 Self-Sowing

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

9.18 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Bees, Butterflies

9.20 Allergy

Pollen

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

10 Benefits

10.1 Uses

10.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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

10.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

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10.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.1.3 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

Air purification

11.2 Plant Benefits

11.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

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11.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Flowers

11.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used for fragrance

11.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.5 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

11.7 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

12 Scientific Name

12.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

EUSTOMA grandiflorum

12.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Lisianthus

12.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

Lisianthus

12.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

Lisianthus

12.3.1 In French

Acerola Arbre

Lisianthus

13.1.1 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

Lisianthus

13.1.2 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

Lisianthus

13.2.1 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

Lisianthus

13.2.3 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

Eustoma

13.2.5 In Latin

Acerola ligno

Lisianthus

14 Classification

14.1 Kingdom

Plantae

14.2 Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

14.3 Class

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Magnoliopsida

14.4 Order

Malpighiales

Gentianales

14.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Gentianaceae

15.2 Genus

Malpighia

Eustoma

15.4 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

15.6 Tribe

Not Available

15.8 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

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15.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Acerola and Lisianthus

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

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Season and Care of Acerola and Lisianthus

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

Acerola and Lisianthus Physical Information

Acerola and Lisianthus physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Lisianthus height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Acerola and Lisianthus are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Lisianthus flower color: White, Blue, Pink, Lavender and Blue Violet
Lisianthus leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Acerola and Lisianthus

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