1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Moist Soils, Terrestrial, Upland, Wet lands
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm457.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm243.84 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
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
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
From Rhizomes, Root Division
Cuttings, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs Very high moisture
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
bees
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flies, Turtles
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
5.12 Allergy
allergic reaction, Pollen
Pollen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Showy Purposes, Water gardening, Wild gardens
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
Insect Bites, Treating fever
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, scurvy, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Grown in botanical gardens as a specimen, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
SAURURUS cernuus
Malpighia emarginata
7.2 Common Name
Lizard's Tail
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
7.2.1 In Hindi
Saururus cernuus
Acerola Tree
7.2.2 In German
Saururus cernuus
Acerola Baum
7.2.3 In French
Saururus cernuus
Acerola Arbre
7.2.4 In Spanish
cernuus Saururus
Árbol de acerola
7.2.5 In Greek
Saururus cernuus
Acerola Δέντρο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Saururus cernuus
Árvore acerola
7.2.7 In Polish
Saururus cernuus
Acerola Drzewo
7.2.8 In Latin
Saururi cernuus
Acerola ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Saururaceae
Malpighiaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available, Paperveroideae
8.10 Number of Species