Red Cardinal

Acerola

About Red Cardinal and Acerola

Red Cardinal

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-119-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-7

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Magenta, Orange Red

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Red

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Oval

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, 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

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

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

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

Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, 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

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

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

✔ ✘

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

Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a general tonic, Used as a rat poison, Used as a vegetable

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERYTHRINA herbacea

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Red cardinal, Cardinal spear

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Cardinal

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Red Cardinal

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Cardinal rouge

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cárdenas

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cardeal vermelho

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Cardinal

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Cardinalis Rubrum

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Fabales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Erythrina

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Phaseoleae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Cardinal and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Red Cardinal and Acerola

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

Red Cardinal and Acerola Physical Information

Red Cardinal and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cardinal height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Red Cardinal and Acerola are as follows:

Red Cardinal flower color: Red, Magenta and Orange Red
Red Cardinal leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Red Cardinal and Acerola

Care of Red Cardinal and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cardinal 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 Red Cardinal 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.