Bishop's Cap Cactus

Gifboom

About Bishop's Cap Cactus and Gifboom

Bishop's Cap Cactus

Gifboom

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Ornamental Plant

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Not Available

Southern Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Semi desert

Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

20.30 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Linear

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, Partial 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

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

Spores, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Do not water frequently

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, Partial 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

Mealy bugs

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Not Available

Insignificant

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

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Laxative

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Used to poison animals during hunting

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant

Container, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Astrophytum myriostigma

EUPHORBIA virosa

7.2 Common Name

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

Gifboom

7.2.1 In Hindi

Star Cactus

Gifboom

7.2.2 In German

Star Cactus

Namibische Giftwolfmilch

7.2.3 In French

Star Cactus

Euphorbia virosa

7.2.4 In Spanish

Star Cactus

Euphorbia virosa

7.2.5 In Greek

Star Cactus

Euphorbia virosa

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Star Cactus

Euphorbia virosa

7.2.7 In Polish

Star Cactus

Euphorbia virosa

7.2.8 In Latin

Star Cactus

Euphorbia virosa

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Malpighiales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Euphorbiaceae

8.6 Genus

Astrophytum

Euphorbia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Euphorbioideae

8.10 Number of Species

6NA

1 27800

Properties of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Gifboom

Wondering what are the properties of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Gifboom? We provide you with everything About Bishop's Cap Cactus and Gifboom. Bishop's Cap Cactus doesn't have thorns and Gifboom 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 Gifboom 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 Gifboom and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Gifboom

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

Bishop's Cap Cactus and Gifboom Physical Information

Bishop's Cap Cactus and Gifboom physical information is very important for comparison. Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Gifboom height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Gifboom are as follows:

Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available
Gifboom flower color: Yellow
Gifboom leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Bishop's Cap Cactus and Gifboom

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