Carambola

Blue Barrel

About Carambola and Blue Barrel

Carambola

Blue Barrel

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA29

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1412-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-5

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

610.00 cm40.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

610.00 cm13.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Rose, Violet

Yellow, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

Pink, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Not Available

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Frost

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize every year

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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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Stone

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AVERRHOA carambola

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

7.2 Common Name

Carambola, Starfruit

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

carambola पेड़

Blue barrel cactus

7.2.2 In German

Sternfrucht Baum

Blau Faßkaktus

7.2.3 In French

arbre carambole

Bleu barrel cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

árbol de carambola

biznaga Azul

7.2.5 In Greek

carambola δέντρο

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

árvore de carambola

cacto de tambor azul

7.2.7 In Polish

karambola drzewo

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

carambola ligno

Blue Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Oxalidales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Oxalidaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Averrhoa

Echinocactus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactaceae

8.10 Number of Species

18029

1 27800

Properties of Carambola and Blue Barrel

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

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Season and Care of Carambola and Blue Barrel

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

Carambola and Blue Barrel Physical Information

Carambola and Blue Barrel physical information is very important for comparison. Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm whereas Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm. The color specification of Carambola and Blue Barrel are as follows:

Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green
Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available

Care of Carambola and Blue Barrel

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