Cactus

Creeping Zinnia

About Cactus and Creeping Zinnia

Cactus

Creeping Zinnia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America

Mexico

1.4 Types

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

Ornamental

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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2000

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Not Available

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert

Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

6-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 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

Not Available

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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27.55 cm

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10.20 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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3.44 cm

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30.50 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Magenta, Red, White, Yellow

Yellow, Gold, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Chocolate, Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Several shades of Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Several shades of Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Globe shaped

Lobed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

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

Medium

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

Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

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 dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Not Available

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

Birds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

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

Diabetes, Hangover

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

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

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Cactaceae

SANVITALIA procumbens

7.2 Common Name

Cactus

Creeping Zinnia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Naagaphanee

SANVITALIA procumbens

7.2.2 In German

Kaktus

Husarenknopf

7.2.3 In French

Cactus

procumbens Sanvitalia

7.2.4 In Spanish

El Cactus

procumbens Sanvitalia

7.2.5 In Greek

κάκτος

procumbens SANVITALIA

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cacto

procumbens Sanvitalia

7.2.7 In Polish

kaktus

procumbens SANVITALIA

7.2.8 In Latin

Cactus

Sanvitalia procumbens

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Dicotyledonae

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Not Available

Sanvitalia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Heliantheae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae

Asteroideae

8.10 Number of Species

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1800

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Properties of Cactus and Creeping Zinnia

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

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Season and Care of Cactus and Creeping Zinnia

Season and care of Cactus and Creeping Zinnia is important to know. While considering everything about Cactus and Creeping Zinnia Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cactus season is Summer and Creeping Zinnia season is Summer. The type of soil for Cactus is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained and for Creeping Zinnia is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cactus is Alkaline and for Creeping Zinnia is Neutral.

Cactus and Creeping Zinnia Physical Information

Cactus and Creeping Zinnia physical information is very important for comparison. Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm whereas Creeping Zinnia height is 10.20 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Cactus and Creeping Zinnia are as follows:

Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow
Cactus leaf color: Green
Creeping Zinnia flower color: Yellow, Gold and Black
Creeping Zinnia leaf color: Green

Care of Cactus and Creeping Zinnia

Care of Cactus and Creeping Zinnia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves and Creeping Zinnia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Creeping Zinnia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.