Sweet Alyssum

Acerola

About Sweet Alyssum and Acerola

Sweet Alyssum

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Canary Islands

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Annual

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

8NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-119-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11 - 1

Not Available

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.10 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Peach, Lavender

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

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

Lobed

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Indeterminate

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

Medium

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

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

Red blotch

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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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

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

Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

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

Antiscrophulatic, Astringent, Diuretic

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

Showy Purposes

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LOBULARIA maritima

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Pastel Carpet Sweet Alyssum, Sweet Alyssum

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

LOBULARIA maritima

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

lobularia maritima

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Lobularia maritima

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

maritima Lobularia

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

LOBULARIA maritima

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Lobularia maritima

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Lobularia maritima

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

maritima Lobularia

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Capparales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Brassicaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Lobularia

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Alyssum and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Alyssum and Acerola

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

Sweet Alyssum and Acerola Physical Information

Sweet Alyssum and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Alyssum height is 5.10 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Sweet Alyssum and Acerola are as follows:

Sweet Alyssum flower color: Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Peach and Lavender
Sweet Alyssum leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Sweet Alyssum and Acerola

Care of Sweet Alyssum and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Alyssum 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 Sweet Alyssum 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.