Common Rush

Acerola

About Common Rush and Acerola

Common Rush

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Sedge or Rush

Shrub

1.3 Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, Africa, Asia

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

austrocalifornicus , effusus , laxus , pacificus , solutus

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

5NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

All sorts of environments, Banks, ditches, marshes, Shores of rivers or lakes

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-99-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-6

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

61.00 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long hair-like leaves

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

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison, reseeds

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Free of serious pests and diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

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

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bumblebees, Flying insects

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Unknown

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Informal Hedge, Woodland margins

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

No Medicinal Use

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

woven into the covering of tatami mats

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

Bog Garden, Container, Mixed Border, Water Gardens

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

JUNCUS effusus

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Soft Rush

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Soft Rush

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Soft Rush

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Soft Rush

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Soft Rush

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Soft Rush

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Soft Rush

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Soft Rush

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Soft Rush

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

Juncaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Juncus

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Common Rush and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Common Rush and Acerola

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

Common Rush and Acerola Physical Information

Common Rush and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Common Rush height is 45.70 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Common Rush and Acerola are as follows:

Common Rush flower color: Brown
Common Rush leaf color: Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Common Rush and Acerola

Care of Common Rush and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Rush pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves 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 Common Rush 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.