Blue Barrel

Pampas Grass

About Blue Barrel and Pampas Grass

Blue Barrel

Pampas Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual or Biennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Grass

1.3 Origin

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

South America, Micronesia, New Zealand

1.4 Types

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

Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

29NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

Lawn

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-157-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

11 - 7

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

40.00 cm304.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

13.00 cm182.88 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Magenta

Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink, Red

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Light Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Dark Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Not Available

Long and slender with very sharp edges

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, 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

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Summer, Fall

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

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, 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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

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

Birds, Rats, Snakes

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Itchiness, Skin cuts

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry

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

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

CORTADERIA

7.2 Common Name

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

Pampas Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue barrel cactus

Pampas grass

7.2.2 In German

Blau Faßkaktus

Pampasgrass

7.2.3 In French

Bleu barrel cactus

herbe de la pampa

7.2.4 In Spanish

biznaga Azul

cortaderas

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

γρασίδι Πάμπα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cacto de tambor azul

grama de Pampas

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

Pampas trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue Cactus

Pampas herba

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Poales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Echinocactus

Cortaderia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

Danthonieae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactaceae

Danthonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

2925

1 27800

Properties of Blue Barrel and Pampas Grass

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

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Season and Care of Blue Barrel and Pampas Grass

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

Blue Barrel and Pampas Grass Physical Information

Blue Barrel and Pampas Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm whereas Pampas Grass height is 304.80 cm and width 182.88 cm. The color specification of Blue Barrel and Pampas Grass are as follows:

Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available
Pampas Grass flower color: Pink, Violet and White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Pampas Grass leaf color: Green, Light Green and Dark Green

Care of Blue Barrel and Pampas Grass

Care of Blue Barrel and Pampas Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Barrel pruning is done No pruning needed and Pampas Grass pruning is done Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove deadheads. In summer Blue Barrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Pampas Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.