Blue Barrel

Pride of Barbados

About Blue Barrel and Pride of Barbados

Blue Barrel

Pride of Barbados

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Shrub

1.3 Origin

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Latin America and the Caribbean

1.4 Types

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

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

Warmer regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

9-12

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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40.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 78 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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13.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 64 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Magenta

Yellow, Red, Orange

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Multi-Color

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink, Red

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Not Available

bipinnate

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

Never Over-water, Requires regular 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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

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

Sometimes

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Cough, Fever, Kidney Stones, Malaria, Purgative, Sore Eyes, Sore throat

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Leaves, Root

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Medicinal oil, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

CAESALPINIA pulcherrima

7.2 Common Name

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

Pride of Barbados

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue barrel cactus

Pride of Barbados

7.2.2 In German

Blau Faßkaktus

Stolz von Barbados

7.2.3 In French

Bleu barrel cactus

Fierté de la Barbade

7.2.4 In Spanish

biznaga Azul

Orgullo de Barbados

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

Υπερηφάνεια των Μπαρμπάντος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cacto de tambor azul

Offs Pridi Varvias

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

Pridi offs Varvias

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue Cactus

Pridi offs Varvias

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Echinocactus

Caesalpinia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

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8.9 Subfamily

Cactaceae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Blue Barrel and Pride of Barbados

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

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Season and Care of Blue Barrel and Pride of Barbados

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

Blue Barrel and Pride of Barbados Physical Information

Blue Barrel and Pride of Barbados physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm whereas Pride of Barbados height is 240.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Barrel and Pride of Barbados are as follows:

Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available
Pride of Barbados flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange
Pride of Barbados leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Barrel and Pride of Barbados

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