Alpine Poppy

Rainbow Cactus

About Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus

Alpine Poppy

Rainbow Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub

1.3 Origin

Europe

Not Available

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Tropical regions, Urban areas

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-8Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm7.60 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

10.20 cm5.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral, Peach

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Purple, Purplish Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Bracts

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

Needs very little water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Bold

1.2 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

1.4 Evergreen

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1.7 Invasive

✔ ✘

1.8 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

1.9 Attracts

Not Available

1.10 Allergy

Skin irritation

Not Available

2 Benefits

2.1 Uses

2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

2.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

2.1.3 Edible Uses

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2.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

2.2 Plant Benefits

2.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Used as a sedative

No Medicinal Use

2.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Not Applicable

2.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes

2.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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2.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

2.5 Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Not Available

3 Scientific Name

3.1 Botanical Name

PAPAVER alpinum

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

3.2 Common Name

Alpine Poppy

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

3.2.1 In Hindi

अल्पाइन पोस्ता

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

3.2.2 In German

Alpine Mohn

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

3.2.3 In French

Alpine Poppy

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

3.2.4 In Spanish

Alpine amapola

Dasyacanthus echinocereus

3.2.5 In Greek

Alpine παπαρούνας

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

3.2.6 In Portuguese

Alpine Poppy

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

3.2.7 In Polish

Alpine Poppy

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

3.2.8 In Latin

Alpini Poppy

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

4 Classification

4.1 Kingdom

Plantae

4.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

4.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

4.4 Order

Ranunculales

Caryophyllales

4.5 Family

Papaveraceae

Cactaceae

4.6 Genus

Papaver

Echinocereus

4.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

4.8 Tribe

Not Available

Pachycereeae

4.9 Subfamily

Paperveroideae

Cactoideae

4.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus? We provide you with everything About Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus. Alpine Poppy doesn't have thorns and Rainbow Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Alpine Poppy does not have fragrant flowers. Alpine Poppy has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Rainbow Cactus has allergic reactions like Skin irritation. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus

Season and care of Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Alpine Poppy season is Spring and Summer and Rainbow Cactus season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Alpine Poppy is Loam, Sand and for Rainbow Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Alpine Poppy is Acidic, Neutral and for Rainbow Cactus is Not Available.

Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus Physical Information

Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Alpine Poppy height is 10.20 cm and width 10.20 cm whereas Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus are as follows:

Alpine Poppy flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Coral and Peach
Alpine Poppy leaf color: Gray Green
Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red
Rainbow Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus

Care of Alpine Poppy and Rainbow Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Alpine Poppy pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Rainbow Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Alpine Poppy needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Rainbow Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.