Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Biennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Origin
Central America, South America
Europe, Asia
Types
Fruit Tree
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Number of Varieties
2-
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Rocky areas, Semi desert, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8 - 5
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm150.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Pests and diseases free
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Birds
Allergy
Pollen
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Dried heads are used in floristry, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Wildflower
Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
DIPSACUS fullonum
Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Fuller's Teasel
In Hindi
Acerola Tree
Fuller's Teasel
In German
Acerola Baum
Fullers Karde
In French
Acerola Arbre
Cardère à foulon
In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
Cardo de Fuller
In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
Νεράγκαθο του Fuller
In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
Carda de Fuller
In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Fullera Oset
In Latin
Acerola ligno
Teasel Fullonis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Anthophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Dipsacales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Dipsacaceae
Genus
Malpighia
Dipsacus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
Dipsacoideae
Number of Species
-16
1
27800
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