Air Plant

Acerola

About Air Plant and Acerola

Air Plant

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Epiphyte

Shrub

1.3 Origin

North America, United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Caribbean, Central America, South America

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, Grassland, Rocky areas

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

NA457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink, Plum

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green, Silver

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Silver, Gray

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Needle like

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

From bulbs

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water when soil is dry

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

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

Not Available

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Not Available

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Tropical

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

TILLANDSIA

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Air Plant, Airplant

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Air Plant

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Klimaanlagen

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Plante air

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de Aire

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Air φυτών

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Air planta

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

powietrza

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Air Planta

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Poales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Bromeliaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Tillandsia

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Tillandsioideae.

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

700NA

1 27800

Properties of Air Plant and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Air Plant and Acerola

Season and care of Air Plant and Acerola is important to know. While considering everything about Air Plant and Acerola Care, growing season is an essential factor. Air Plant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Acerola season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Air Plant is Not Available and for Acerola is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Air Plant is Not Available and for Acerola is Alkaline.

Air Plant and Acerola Physical Information

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

Air Plant flower color: Purple, Yellow green, Pink, Light Pink and Plum
Air Plant leaf color: Light Green, Gray Green and Silver
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Air Plant and Acerola

Care of Air Plant and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Air Plant pruning is done Prune to control growth and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and 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. In summer Air Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Acerola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.