Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Tender Perennial
Origin
Central America, South America
South America, Southeastern Asia, Australia, New Zealand
Types
Fruit Tree
Cabbage palm, Good luck plant, Ti plant
Number of Varieties
225
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Dry and Young forest Heaths, Forest edges, Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-119-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red
White, Red, Blue, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Burgundy
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Long Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Do not water frequently, Never Over-water, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, In Late summer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Caterpillars, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Wind
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
-
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Air purification, Food for insects, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical
Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
CORDYLINE
Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Cordyline
In Hindi
Acerola Tree
Cordyline
In German
Acerola Baum
Cordyline
In French
Acerola Arbre
cordyline
In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
cordyline
In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
Cordyline
In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
Cordyline
In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Cordyline
In Latin
Acerola ligno
Cordyline
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Asparagales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Malpighia
Cordyline
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
Lomandroideae
Number of Species
-24
1
27800
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