Acerola

Yellow Loosestrife

About Acerola and Yellow Loosestrife

Acerola

Yellow Loosestrife

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Central America, South America

Eastern Europe, Turkey

1.4 Types

Not Available

creeping Jenny, L. ephemerum

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

damp broad-leaved forests, damp meadows, ditches, roadside embankments, shores, stream banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

457.20 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

243.84 cm120.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink

Yellow

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

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark 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

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Divison, 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

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires consistently moist soil

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Sandy

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers, slow-release fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Slugs, Snails

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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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

Coarse

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

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Skin irritation

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

Not Available

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

Astringent, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Gastrointestinal disorders

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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, Mixed Border, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata

LYSIMACHIA punctata

7.2 Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

Yellow Loosestrife, garden loosetrife, garden yellow loosetrife

7.2.1 In Hindi

Acerola Tree

Yellow Loosestrife

7.2.2 In German

Acerola Baum

Gilbweiderich

7.2.3 In French

Acerola Arbre

salicaire Jaune

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de acerola

Lisimaquia amarilla

7.2.5 In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο

κίτρινο loosestrife

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore acerola

Loosestrife amarelo

7.2.7 In Polish

Acerola Drzewo

żółty toje

7.2.8 In Latin

Acerola ligno

Yellow Loosestrife

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Equisetopsida

8.4 Order

Malpighiales

Primulales

8.5 Family

Malpighiaceae

Primulaceae

8.6 Genus

Malpighia

Lysimachia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available, Paperveroideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Acerola and Yellow Loosestrife

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

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Season and Care of Acerola and Yellow Loosestrife

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

Acerola and Yellow Loosestrife Physical Information

Acerola and Yellow Loosestrife physical information is very important for comparison. Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm whereas Yellow Loosestrife height is 60.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Acerola and Yellow Loosestrife are as follows:

Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Yellow Loosestrife flower color: Yellow
Yellow Loosestrife leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Acerola and Yellow Loosestrife

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