1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
1.4 Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not AvailableNot Available
0
99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
27.55 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Red, White, Yellow
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Several shades of Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer
Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove shoots
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Less fertilizing
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Irritation to stomach
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Cactaceae
APIUM graveolens
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Apioideae
8.10 Number of Species