Umbrella Palm

Acerola

About Umbrella Palm and Acerola

Umbrella Palm

Acerola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Japan

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

ditches, Marshy ground

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-89-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Thicket/Colonizing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm457.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cm243.84 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red orange

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green, Bronze

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Umbrella Like

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

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, 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

Summer

Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Rooted stem cutting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Plant grows in water

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

Clay, Loam

Dry, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut out old 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

Fungal Diseases

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

Not Available

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

Hummingbirds

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

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

Tonic

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cyperus alternifolius

Malpighia emarginata

7.2 Common Name

Galingale,Umbrella Palm

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle

7.2.1 In Hindi

mbrella Palm

Acerola Tree

7.2.2 In German

Cyperus alternifolius

Acerola Baum

7.2.3 In French

Cyperus alternifolius

Acerola Arbre

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cyperus alternifolius

Árbol de acerola

7.2.5 In Greek

Umbrella Palm

Acerola Δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Umbrella Palm

Árvore acerola

7.2.7 In Polish

Cibora zmienna

Acerola Drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

Umbrella Palm

Acerola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Sciadopityaceae

Malpighiaceae

8.6 Genus

Cyperus

Malpighia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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 Umbrella Palm and Acerola

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

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Season and Care of Umbrella Palm and Acerola

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

Umbrella Palm and Acerola Physical Information

Umbrella Palm and Acerola physical information is very important for comparison. Umbrella Palm height is 610.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Acerola height is 457.20 cm and width 243.84 cm. The color specification of Umbrella Palm and Acerola are as follows:

Umbrella Palm flower color: Yellow
Umbrella Palm leaf color: Green
Acerola flower color: Pink
Acerola leaf color: Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Umbrella Palm and Acerola

Care of Umbrella Palm and Acerola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Umbrella Palm pruning is done Cut out old 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 Umbrella Palm 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.