1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Aquatics
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America
Southern 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
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
27.55 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Red, White, Yellow
White, Red, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Rose, Coral
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Several shades of Green
Lime Green, Sea Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Lime Green, Sea 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, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, In Water, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
From Rhizomes, Seedlings
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
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Clay, Loam
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves
Cut away fading foliage
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
20N–4.4P–16.6K at 20-d intervals
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms
Aphids, Caterpillars
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Constipation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Promotes healthy skin, Provides herbal hair care
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
Antidiarrhoeal, Astringent, Cancer, Cardiotonic, Febrifuge, Hypotensive, Resolvent, Stomachic, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem
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
Leaves are used to wrap small parcels, Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Root is used as a vegetable
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant
Feature Plant, Tropical, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Cactaceae
NELUMBO nucifera
7.2 Common Name
Cactus
East Indian Lotus, Sacred Lotus
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
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Nelumbonaceae
8.10 Number of Species