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Acerola
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Large Beardtongue
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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Flowering Plants

Origin

Central America, South America
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

Types

Fruit Tree
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Number of Varieties

270
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
9-1

Sunset Zone

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

457.20 cm50.80 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

243.84 cm35.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink
White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red
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Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green
Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Oval to egg shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Dry, Sandy
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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

Fertilizers

Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Wind
Drought

Facts

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Birds, Bumblebees

Allergy

Pollen
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin
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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
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Root

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'

Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue

In Hindi

Acerola Tree
Large Beardtongue

In German

Acerola Baum
Large Beardtongue

In French

Acerola Arbre
Large Beardtongue

In Spanish

Árbol de acerola
Large Beardtongue

In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο
Large Beardtongue

In Portuguese

Árvore acerola
Large Beardtongue

In Polish

Acerola Drzewo
Large Beardtongue

In Latin

Acerola ligno
Large Beardtongue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

-
Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales
Scrophulariales

Family

Malpighiaceae
Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Malpighia
Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

Paperveroideae
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Number of Species

-250
1 27800
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Difference Between Acerola and Large Beardtongue

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Importance of Acerola and Large Beardtongue

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Acerola and Large Beardtongue. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Acerola and Large Beardtongue as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Acerola is Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems and Vitamin C whereas of Large Beardtongue is Analgesic, Febrifuge and Stomachic. Acerola has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin while Large Beardtongue has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin.

Compare Facts of Acerola vs Large Beardtongue

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