Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Shrub
Origin
Africa, Asia, Polynesia, Australia
Central America, South America
Types
-
Fruit Tree
Number of Varieties
252
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions, Sandy areas
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
50.00 cm457.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm243.84 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Blue, Blue Violet
Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Blue, Violet
Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Alkaline
Soil Type
-
Dry, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Bonemeal, fertilize in spring
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Red blotch
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wind
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, Beetles, Butterflies, Insects
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
Asthma
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Good for skin
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Tropical
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
DIANELLA
Malpighia emarginata
Common Name
Dianella, Flax Lily
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
In Hindi
Dianella
Acerola Tree
In German
Dianella
Acerola Baum
In French
Dianella
Acerola Arbre
In Spanish
Dianella
Árbol de acerola
In Greek
Dianella
Acerola Δέντρο
In Portuguese
Dianella
Árvore acerola
In Polish
Dianella
Acerola Drzewo
In Latin
Dianella
Acerola ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Chlorophyta
-
Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Asparagales
Malpighiales
Family
Liliaceae
Malpighiaceae
Genus
Dianella
Malpighia
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Hemerocallidoideae
Paperveroideae
Number of Species
41-
1
27800
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