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About Rainbow Cactus and Bamboo


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

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

Origin
China, Japan  
-  

Types
Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii  
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose  

Number of Varieties
1500  
12
15  
99+

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

USDA Hardiness Zone
6-9  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
-  
-  

Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Clump-Forming  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
30.00 cm  
99+
7.60 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
5.10 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red  

Flower Color Modifier
-  
-  

Fruit Color
Green, Pink, Red  
Purple, Purplish Green  

Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Succulent  

Thorns
No  
-  

Season

Plant Season
-  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
-  

Type of Soil
Loam  
-  

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
-  

Soil Drainage
Average  
-  

Bloom Time
-  
-  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
-  

Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought  
-  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

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  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  
-  

Soil Type
Loam  
-  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Average  
-  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  
Full Sun  

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  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
No  
-  

Flower Petal Number
-  
-  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
-  

Edible Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
-  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
-  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
-  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
-  

Showy Foliage
No  
-  

Showy Bark
No  
-  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Bold  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
-  

Evergreen
Yes  
No  

Invasive
Yes  
-  

Self-Sowing
No  
-  

Attracts
-  
-  

Allergy
Cyanide poisoning  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes  
Beautification  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Insignificant  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Stem  
-  

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

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border  
-  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
BAMBUSA  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

Common Name
Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo  
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus  

In Hindi
Bānsa  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In German
Bambus  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In French
Bambou  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Spanish
Bambú  
Dasyacanthus echinocereus  

In Greek
μπαμπού  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Portuguese
bambu  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Polish
Bambus  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

In Latin
Bamboo  
Echinocereus dasyacanthus  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Poales  
Caryophyllales  

Family
Poaceae  
Cactaceae  

Genus
Acidosasa  
Echinocereus  

Clade
-  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots  

Tribe
Bambuseae  
Pachycereeae  

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

Number of Species
1400  
19
30  

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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 and Rainbow Cactus season is . The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Rainbow Cactus is while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Rainbow Cactus is .

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 60.00 cm whereas Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Rainbow Cactus are as follows:

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.

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