General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Plant Height: 2' to 6'
Plant Spread: 2' to 4'
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Provides winter interest
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Start indoors
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Barbados Cherry
  • Acerola
  • Manzanita
  • Wild crapemyrtle
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Malpighia glabra
  • Synonym: Malpighia punicifolia
Also sold as:
  • Malpighia glabra 'Nana'

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Location: Kyle
Date: 2018-09-23
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2015-04-30
At Selby Gardens
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
also sold as nana
Location: Kyle
Date: 2018-09-07
Location: N. E. Medina Co., Texas
Date: November 2013
Barbados Cherry fall fruits

photo credit: Mateus Hidalgo

photo credit: Mateus Hidalgo
Location: Medina Co., Texas
Date: September 2009
Barbados Cherry
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: October
Dwarf Barbados Cherry
Location: Sarasota, FL
Date: 2015-04-30
At Selby Gardens
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: October

photo credit: Arria Belli
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Comments:
  • Posted by Bubbles (Austin, Tx - Zone 8b) on Dec 7, 2011 4:28 PM concerning plant:
    I have the dwarf one and it has been a great plant. Does well in our alkaline soil. Thrives in a bed between the driveway and a limestone walk. Doesn't require much water. Propagates easily from cuttings.
  • Posted by canadanna (North Texas - Zone 8a) on Oct 8, 2013 7:38 AM concerning plant:
    Dwarf version is growing in the shade. Very pretty blooms.

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