Lesser Celandine

Acerola

About Lesser Celandine and Acerola

Lesser Celandine

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe, Russia/Siberia, Northern Africa, Western Asia

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

buttercup

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

meadows, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available9-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, 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

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Red blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Not Available

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Ants, Insects

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

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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

Antirheumatic, Astringent, Vitamin C

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Cleanser

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

Mixed Border, Wildflower

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ranunculus ficaria

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Figwort, Lesser Celandine

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Lesser Celandine

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Scharbockskraut

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Ficaire

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

celidonia menor

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Lesser Celandine

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lesser Celandine

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Ziarnopłon wiosenny

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Pavasara mazpurenīte

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Ranunculales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Ranunculaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Ficaria

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

1NA

1 27800

Properties of Lesser Celandine and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Lesser Celandine and Acerola

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

Lesser Celandine and Acerola Physical Information

Lesser Celandine and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Lesser Celandine height is 5.10 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Lesser Celandine and Acerola are as follows:

Lesser Celandine flower color: White, Yellow, Red and Green
Lesser Celandine leaf color: Not Available
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Lesser Celandine and Acerola

Care of Lesser Celandine and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lesser Celandine pruning is done 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 Lesser Celandine 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.