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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Shrub
Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Central America, South America
Asia, North America, Southern Europe

Types

Fruit Tree
Aristocrat, Buckeye Belle, Henry Bockstoce , Abalone Pearl, Coral Supreme, Cytherea, Charlie's White

Number of Varieties

230
0 40000
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Habitat

Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
8-1

Sunset Zone

13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22

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 cm61.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink
Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Red
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Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Gray Green
Bronze, Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval
Compound

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Part sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loamy

The pH of Soil

Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Does not require lot of watering, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Needs watering once a week, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Type

Dry, Sandy
Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Part 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
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune to control growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Stem spot, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Wind
-

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Semi-Double

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
Ants

Allergy

Pollen
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

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
Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Flowers, Root, Seeds

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Malpighia emarginata
Paeonia suffruticosa

Common Name

Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Peony

In Hindi

Acerola Tree
Peony

In German

Acerola Baum
Pfingstrose

In French

Acerola Arbre
Pivoine

In Spanish

Árbol de acerola
Peonía

In Greek

Acerola Δέντρο
παιωνία

In Portuguese

Árvore acerola
Peônia

In Polish

Acerola Drzewo
Piwonia

In Latin

Acerola ligno
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Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

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Magnoliophyta

Class

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Magnoliopsida

Order

Malpighiales
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Family

Malpighiaceae
Paeoniaceae

Genus

Malpighia
Paeonia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Paperveroideae
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Number of Species

-30
1 27800
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Difference Between Acerola and Peony

If you are confused whether Acerola or Peony 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 Peony Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Acerola are Complete balanced fertilizer and iron-rich fertilizer, whereas for Peony fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Acerola and Peony if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Acerola and Peony

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Acerola and Peony. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Acerola and Peony 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 Peony is Cough, Gout, Headache, Heartburn, Kidney problems, Upset stomach and Urinary tract problems. Acerola has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin while Peony has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin.

Compare Facts of Acerola vs Peony

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 Peony 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 Peony have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Acerola has showy fruits and Peony has no showy fruits. Also Acerola is flowering and Peony is flowering. You can compare Acerola and Peony facts and facts of other plants too.