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Acerola
Acerola

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Grass

Origin

Central America, South America
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia

Types

Fruit Tree
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata

Number of Varieties

240
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
meadows, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-116-9
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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

457.20 cm76.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

243.84 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink
Ivory, Light Green, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red
Ivory, Silver

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings

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
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
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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
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
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Allergy

Pollen
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Borders, Ground Cover

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
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Fibre

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'

Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Bridal Veil Needle Grass

In Hindi

Acerola Tree
Needle Grass

In German

Acerola Baum
Nadel- Gras

In French

Acerola Arbre
aiguille Herbe

In Spanish

Árbol de acerola
Hierba de aguja

In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο
βελόνα Grass

In Portuguese

Árvore acerola
agulha Relva

In Polish

Acerola Drzewo
igła do trawy

In Latin

Acerola ligno
acus Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

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Lilopsida

Order

Malpighiales
Cyperales

Family

Malpighiaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Malpighia
Stipa

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

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Stipeae

Subfamily

Paperveroideae
Pooideae

Number of Species

-150
1 27800
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Difference Between Acerola and Needle Grass

If you are confused whether Acerola or Needle Grass are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Acerola and Needle Grass Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Acerola are Complete balanced fertilizer and iron-rich fertilizer, whereas for Needle Grass fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Acerola and Needle Grass if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Acerola and Needle Grass

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Acerola and Needle Grass. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Acerola and Needle Grass 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 Needle Grass is . Acerola has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin while Needle Grass has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin.

Compare Facts of Acerola vs Needle Grass

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Acerola vs Needle Grass and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Acerola are Pollen whereas of Needle Grass have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Acerola has showy fruits and Needle Grass has showy fruits. Also Acerola is flowering and Needle Grass is not flowering . You can compare Acerola and Needle Grass facts and facts of other plants too.