Sweetpea

Acerola

About Sweetpea and Acerola

Sweetpea

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-10

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8 - 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

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1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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180.00 cm

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457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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243.84 cm

Rank: 63 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender, Blue Violet

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Tan

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Sea Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Oval

2.4 Thorns

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, 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

Requires regular watering

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching, Shearing

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

Organic Flower Fertilizer

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mildew, Mosaic viruses

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wind

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Caterpillar, Insects, Not Available, Snails

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Fixes Nitrogen

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

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as essential oil

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cottage garden, Groundcover

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

LATHYRUS odoratus

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Sweetpea

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sweetpea

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Sweetpea

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Sweetpea

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sweetpea

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweetpea

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sweetpea

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Sweetpea

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Sweetpea

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

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8.4 Order

Fabales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Fabaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Lagerstroemia

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Vicieae

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8.9 Subfamily

Faboideae

Not Available, Paperveroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sweetpea and Acerola

Wondering what are the properties of Sweetpea and Acerola? We provide you with everything About Sweetpea and Acerola. Sweetpea doesn't have thorns and Acerola doesn't have thorns. Also Sweetpea does not have fragrant flowers. Sweetpea has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting and Acerola has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Dizziness, Mouth itching, Stomach pain and Vomiting. 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 Sweetpea and Acerola and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweetpea and Acerola

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

Sweetpea and Acerola Physical Information

Sweetpea and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Sweetpea height is 180.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Sweetpea and Acerola are as follows:

Sweetpea flower color: White, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Lavender and Blue Violet
Sweetpea leaf color: Green and Sea Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Sweetpea and Acerola

Care of Sweetpea and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweetpea pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Pinching and Shearing 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 Sweetpea 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.