Bishop's Cap Cactus

Baobab

About Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab

Bishop's Cap Cactus

Baobab

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Ornamental Plant

Tree

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Madagascar

1.4 Types

Not Available

African Baobab, Grandidier’s Baobab, Boab

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA8

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Semi desert

Dry and Young forest Heaths, Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1510-14

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.00 cm1,830.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm1,520.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Not Available

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Do not water frequently, Does not require lot of watering

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

Not Available

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Not Available

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove branches

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealy bugs

Caterpillars

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Not Available

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

anti-allergy, Asthma, Skin irritation

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Astrophytum myriostigma

ADANSONIA digitata

7.2 Common Name

Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus

Baobab, Dead Rat Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

Star Cactus

Baobab

7.2.2 In German

Star Cactus

Affenbrotbaum

7.2.3 In French

Star Cactus

Baobab

7.2.4 In Spanish

Star Cactus

Baobab

7.2.5 In Greek

Star Cactus

Baobab

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Star Cactus

baobá

7.2.7 In Polish

Star Cactus

Baobab

7.2.8 In Latin

Star Cactus

Baobab

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Bombacaceae

8.6 Genus

Astrophytum

Adansonia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Bombacoideae

8.10 Number of Species

1 27800

Properties of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab

Wondering what are the properties of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab? We provide you with everything About Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab. Bishop's Cap Cactus doesn't have thorns and Baobab doesn't have thorns. Also Bishop's Cap Cactus does not have fragrant flowers. Bishop's Cap Cactus has allergic reactions like Not Available and Baobab has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab

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

Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab Physical Information

Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab physical information is very important for comparison. Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Baobab height is 1,830.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm. The color specification of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab are as follows:

Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available
Baobab flower color: White and Ivory
Baobab leaf color: Green

Care of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab

Care of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Baobab include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bishop's Cap Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Baobab pruning is done Remove branches. In summer Bishop's Cap Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Baobab needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.