Red Cardinal

American Beautyberry

About Red Cardinal and American Beautyberry

Red Cardinal

American Beautyberry

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

1.3 Origin

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

Southeastern United States, South-Central United States

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

bottomlands, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, pine woods, Slopes, Swamps, Thickets, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-116-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-7

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm182.88 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm182.88 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Magenta, Orange Red

Pink, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Red

Purple, White

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Yellow green, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

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

Medium

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No need to prune

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Use a fertilizer ratio of 16-4-8

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Not Available

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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

Hummingbirds

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Poisonous

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiemetic, Diuretic, Purgative, Tonic

Colic, Dysentry, Fever, Malaria, Rheumatism, Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens, Used for fragrance, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

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

Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERYTHRINA herbacea

CALLICARPA americana

7.2 Common Name

Red cardinal, Cardinal spear

American beautyberry , French mulberry

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Cardinal

American Beautyberry Tree

7.2.2 In German

Red Cardinal

Amerikanische Schönbaum

7.2.3 In French

Cardinal rouge

Américaine Beautyberry Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cárdenas

Americana beautyberry Árbol

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Καρδινάλιος

American Beautyberry Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cardeal vermelho

Árvore Beautyberry Americana

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Cardinal

Amerykański pięknotka Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Cardinalis Rubrum

Latin Beautyberry ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Fabales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Verbenaceae

8.6 Genus

Erythrina

Callicarpa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Phaseoleae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Ranunculoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Red Cardinal and American Beautyberry

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

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Season and Care of Red Cardinal and American Beautyberry

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

Red Cardinal and American Beautyberry Physical Information

Red Cardinal and American Beautyberry physical information is very important for comparison. Red Cardinal height is 90.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas American Beautyberry height is 182.88 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of Red Cardinal and American Beautyberry are as follows:

Red Cardinal flower color: Red, Magenta and Orange Red
Red Cardinal leaf color: Green and Blue Green
American Beautyberry flower color: Pink and Lavender
American Beautyberry leaf color: Light Green

Care of Red Cardinal and American Beautyberry

Care of Red Cardinal and American Beautyberry include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Cardinal pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and American Beautyberry pruning is done No need to prune. In summer Red Cardinal needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer American Beautyberry needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.