Mexican Hat

Acerola

About Mexican Hat and Acerola

Mexican Hat

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas, Canada, Mexico

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Prairies, Rocky areas, rocky outcrops

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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

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1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

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457.20 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.50 cm

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243.84 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green, Brown

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Subulate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases

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

Neutral

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

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, Apply N-P-K

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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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

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

Birds, Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Rhinitis

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

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

Analgesic

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

Can be made into a herbal tea, Used in making tea

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

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

RATIBIDA columnifera

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Mexican Hat

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Mexican Hat

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Mexican Hat

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Mexican Hat

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

mexican Hat

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Mexican Hat

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Mexican Hat

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Mexican Hat

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Mexicanus Hat

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

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8.4 Order

Asterales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Ratibida

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Mexican Hat and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Mexican Hat and Acerola

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

Mexican Hat and Acerola Physical Information

Mexican Hat and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Mexican Hat height is 30.00 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Mexican Hat and Acerola are as follows:

Mexican Hat flower color: Yellow, Purple, Burgundy, Light Green and Brown
Mexican Hat leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Mexican Hat and Acerola

Care of Mexican Hat and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Mexican Hat pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads 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 Mexican Hat 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.