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About Cactus and Shallot

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America
Asia
1.4 Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
2000NA
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Desert
Not Available
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
Not Available4-8
0 99
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
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
3.44 cm10.20 cm
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Red, White, Yellow
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Several shades of Green
Green, Light Green, Chartreuse
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Several shades of Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Globe shaped
Acicular
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial 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
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
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
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
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
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Single
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
Not Available
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds
Aphids, Beetles
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Cold, Irritate the mucus membrane, Sinuses
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
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
anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic, Antispasmodic, Hypotensive
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Root
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
Cosmetics, Used as a dye
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Cactaceae
ALLIUM cepa( Aggregatum Group)
7.2 Common Name
Cactus
Scallion, Shallot
7.2.1 In Hindi
Naagaphanee
Shallot
7.2.2 In German
Kaktus
Schalotte
7.2.3 In French
Cactus
échalote
7.2.4 In Spanish
El Cactus
chalote
7.2.5 In Greek
κάκτος
είδος κρεμμυδιού
7.2.6 In Portuguese
cacto
Sallot
7.2.7 In Polish
kaktus
Sallot
7.2.8 In Latin
Cactus
Sallot
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Asparagales
8.5 Family
Cactaceae
Liliaceae
8.6 Genus
Not Available
Allium
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species
1800750
1 27800

Properties of Cactus and Shallot

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

Season and Care of Cactus and Shallot

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

Cactus and Shallot Physical Information

Cactus and Shallot physical information is very important for comparison. Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm whereas Shallot height is 30.00 cm and width 10.20 cm. The color specification of Cactus and Shallot are as follows:

  • Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow

  • Cactus leaf color: Green

  • Shallot flower color: White

  • Shallot leaf color: Green, Light Green

Care of Cactus and Shallot

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