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Malpighia punicifolia

 
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Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Malpighia (mal-PEE-gee-uh) (Info)
Species: punicifolia (pun-ik-ih-FOH-lee-a) (Info)

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4 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Edible Fruits and Nuts
Shrubs
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
12-15 in. (30-38 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Pink

Bloom Time:
Blooms repeatedly

Foliage:
Evergreen
Leathery-Textured

Other details:
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Self-sows freely; deadhead if you do not want volunteer seedlings next season
Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
By simple layering
By air layering

Seed Collecting:
Seed does not store well; sow as soon as possible

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3 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive fla1garden On Feb 25, 2012, fla1garden from Mango, FL wrote:

Grows wellin my garden but I lost tag please post cold tolerances for it . If it dies downto ground it will come up but it will look like a vine with thorns to hold plant uo on other trees or fences. Good tasting but you will either love it or hate it. Ed

Positive MotherNature4 On Dec 17, 2008, MotherNature4 from Bartow, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:

I have grown this plant for many years. The butterflies love the delicate pink flowers, and the tiny red fruits are especially enjoyed by the mockingbirds. It reproduces from seeds on its own, but has never been a problem.

Positive IslandJim On Nov 22, 2005, IslandJim from Keizer, OR (Zone 8b) wrote:

The cherries are sweet and small, about the size of cranberries. Like it's relative, M. glabra [the Barbados cherry], each fruit has three, three-ribbed seeds. Unlike M. glabra, however, there is no tart tang to the fruit and, hence, while it is uniformly sweet, it is also somewhat bland. The bush makes a very attractive hedge for subtropical landscapes.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

,
Grenoble,
Bartow, Florida
Brandon, Florida
Heathrow, Florida
Homosassa, Florida
Iona, Florida
Medulla, Florida
Port Orange, Florida
South Venice, Florida
Gardere, Louisiana
Brenham, Texas
Missouri City, Texas



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