Blue Barrel

Ice Plant

About Blue Barrel and Ice Plant

Blue Barrel

Ice Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Flowering Plants, Succulent

1.3 Origin

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

South Africa

1.4 Types

Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus

Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

294

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1512-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

40.00 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

13.00 cm25.40 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Magenta

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink, Red

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Blue Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Not Available

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Spring, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

No fertilizers needed

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealybugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought and Salt

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis

7.2 Common Name

Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo

Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue barrel cactus

Ice Plant

7.2.2 In German

Blau Faßkaktus

Eis-Anlage

7.2.3 In French

Bleu barrel cactus

Ice Plant

7.2.4 In Spanish

biznaga Azul

Planta de hielo

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

Plant Ice

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cacto de tambor azul

Planta de gelo

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

Ice roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue Cactus

Ice plant

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Aizoaceae

8.6 Genus

Echinocactus

Dorotheanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactaceae

Ruschioideae

8.10 Number of Species

29NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Barrel and Ice Plant

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

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Season and Care of Blue Barrel and Ice Plant

Season and care of Blue Barrel and Ice Plant is important to know. While considering everything about Blue Barrel and Ice Plant Care, growing season is an essential factor. Blue Barrel season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Ice Plant season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Blue Barrel is Loam, Sand and for Ice Plant is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Blue Barrel is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Ice Plant is Neutral, Alkaline.

Blue Barrel and Ice Plant Physical Information

Blue Barrel and Ice Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm whereas Ice Plant height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Blue Barrel and Ice Plant are as follows:

Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available
Ice Plant flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia and Peach
Ice Plant leaf color: Light Green

Care of Blue Barrel and Ice Plant

Care of Blue Barrel and Ice Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Barrel pruning is done No pruning needed and Ice Plant pruning is done Shape and thin as needed. In summer Blue Barrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Ice Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.