Red Currant

Acerola

About Red Currant and Acerola

Red Currant

Acerola

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Fruit

Shrub

Origin

Europe, Central Asia, Western Asia

Central America, South America

Types

Rovada, ‘Red Lake’ AGM, Junifer

Fruit Tree

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Broad-Leaved Forests, shores, Stream side

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-89-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

Sunset Zone

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

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm457.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm243.84 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Green

Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Red, Pink, Ivory

Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Green

Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring

Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Dry, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune every year, Prune to half of its height, Prune to stimulate growth

In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Citrus, Fertilize every year

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Birds, Borers, Red blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

Allergy

Asthma

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Phosphorus, Vitamin B, Vitamin C

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Whole plant

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges, Mixed Border

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

RIBES rubrum

Malpighia emarginata

Common Name

Red Currant

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

In Hindi

Red Currant

Acerola Tree

In German

Rote Johannisbeere

Acerola Baum

In French

Groseille

Acerola Arbre

In Spanish

Grosella

Árbol de acerola

In Greek

Κόκκινη σταφίδα

Acerola Δέντρο

In Portuguese

Groselha

Árvore acerola

In Polish

Porzeczkowy

Acerola Drzewo

In Latin

red RIBES

Acerola ligno

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Malpighiales

Family

Grossulariaceae

Malpighiaceae

Genus

Ribes

Malpighia

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Number of Species

150-

1 27800

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Properties of Red Currant and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Red Currant and Acerola

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

Red Currant and Acerola Physical Information

Red Currant and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Red Currant height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Red Currant and Acerola are as follows:

Red Currant flower color: Green
Red Currant leaf color: Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Red Currant and Acerola

Care of Red Currant and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Currant pruning is done Prune every year, Prune to half of its height and Prune to stimulate growth 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 Currant 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.