Tritoma

Acerola

About Tritoma and Acerola

Tritoma

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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2.2 Habitat

Damp Places, Marshy ground

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

2.3 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

9-11

2.4 AHS Heat Zone

9-4

Not Available

2.5 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

2.6 Habit

Clump-Forming

Thicket/Colonizing

3 Information

3.1 Plant Size

3.1.1 Minimum Height

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45.70 cm

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457.20 cm

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3.1.2 Minimum Width

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50.80 cm

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243.84 cm

Rank: 63 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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6.3 Plant Color

6.3.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink

Pink

6.3.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

6.3.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red

6.3.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Gray Green

6.3.6 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Light Green, Gray Green

6.3.7 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow

Light Green, Gray Green

6.3.8 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green

6.4 Shape

6.4.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Oval

6.6 Thorns

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7 Season

7.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

7.2 Growing Conditions

7.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

7.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

7.2.4 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

7.2.5 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

7.2.6 Soil Drainage

Well drained

7.2.7 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Summer

7.2.9 Repeat Bloomer

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7.4 Tolerances

Drought

8 Care

8.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

8.2 How to Plant?

Divison, Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

8.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

8.5 Watering Plants

8.5.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water in the early morning hours

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

8.5.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

8.5.3 In Spring

Moderate

8.6.1 In Winter

Average Water

8.8 Soil

8.8.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

8.9.1 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Dry, Sandy

8.9.2 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

8.10 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

8.11 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, 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

8.12 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer

8.14 Pests and Diseases

Onion thrips, Red blotch, Root rot

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies

8.15 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Moisture

Wind

9 Facts

9.1 Flowers

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9.2.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

9.4 Fruits

9.4.1 Showy Fruit

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10.1.4 Edible Fruit

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10.3 Fragrance

10.3.2 Fragrant Flower

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10.4.1 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10.5.1 Fragrant Leaf

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11.1.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11.3 Showy Foliage

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11.4 Showy Bark

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12.4 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

12.6 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

12.8 Evergreen

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12.13 Invasive

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12.15 Self-Sowing

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12.16 Attracts

Snails

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

12.17 Allergy

Not Available

Pollen

13 Benefits

13.1 Uses

13.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover

Showy Purposes

13.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good for skin

13.1.3 Edible Uses

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13.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

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

13.2 Plant Benefits

13.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

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

13.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

13.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

13.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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13.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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13.5 Garden Design

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

14 Scientific Name

14.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Border Ballet'

Malpighia emarginata

14.2 Common Name

Tritoma, Wisley Blue Spring Starflower, Wisley Blue Springstar

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

14.2.1 In Hindi

Tritoma

Acerola Tree

14.2.2 In German

Tritoma

Acerola Baum

14.2.3 In French

Tritoma

Acerola Arbre

14.2.4 In Spanish

tritoma

Árbol de acerola

14.2.5 In Greek

tritoma

Acerola Δέντρο

14.2.6 In Portuguese

Tritoma

Árvore acerola

14.2.7 In Polish

Tritoma

Acerola Drzewo

14.2.8 In Latin

Trytoma

Acerola ligno

15 Classification

15.1 Kingdom

Plantae

15.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

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15.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

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15.4 Order

Asparagales

Malpighiales

15.5 Family

Liliaceae

Malpighiaceae

15.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Malpighia

15.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

15.8 Tribe

Not Available

15.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Not Available, Paperveroideae

15.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Tritoma and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Tritoma and Acerola

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

Tritoma and Acerola Physical Information

Tritoma and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Tritoma height is 45.70 cm and width 50.80 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Tritoma and Acerola are as follows:

Tritoma flower color: Yellow, Red, Orange and Pink
Tritoma leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Tritoma and Acerola

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