Fuller's Teasel

Acerola

About Fuller's Teasel and Acerola

Fuller's Teasel

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Biennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Herbs

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe, Asia

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas, Semi desert, Subtropical climates

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-89-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 5

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

150.00 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Purple

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

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning

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

Pests and diseases free

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

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Flowers

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Dried heads are used in floristry, Used as Ornamental plant

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Wildflower

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DIPSACUS fullonum

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Fuller's Teasel

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Fuller's Teasel

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Fullers Karde

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Cardère à foulon

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cardo de Fuller

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Νεράγκαθο του Fuller

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Carda de Fuller

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Fullera Oset

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Teasel Fullonis

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Dipsacales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Dipsacaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Dipsacus

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Dipsacoideae

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

16NA

1 27800

Properties of Fuller's Teasel and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Fuller's Teasel and Acerola

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

Fuller's Teasel and Acerola Physical Information

Fuller's Teasel and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Fuller's Teasel height is 150.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Fuller's Teasel and Acerola are as follows:

Fuller's Teasel flower color: Purple
Fuller's Teasel leaf color: Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Fuller's Teasel and Acerola

Care of Fuller's Teasel and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Fuller's Teasel pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Requires very little pruning 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 Fuller's Teasel 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.