Bamboo

Rainbow Cactus

About Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus

Bamboo

Rainbow Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

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

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

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1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1500

Rank: 10 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

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

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

7.60 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Purple, Purplish Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

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3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

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3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

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3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

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, Alkaline

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4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

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4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

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4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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75% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.11 Attracts

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5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Not Applicable

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Decoration Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

Dasyacanthus echinocereus

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Echinocereus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Pachycereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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1400

Rank: 15 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Rainbow Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Rainbow Cactus has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. 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 Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus

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

Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus Physical Information

Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus are as follows:

Bamboo flower color: Not Available
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red
Rainbow Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus

Care of Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Rainbow Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bamboo 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.