Chickpea

Blue Barrel

About Chickpea and Blue Barrel

Chickpea

Blue Barrel

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Mediterranean, Turkey, Africa, Southern Asia, Western Asia

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

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

Number of Varieties

329

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm40.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

25.40 cm13.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink, Lavender

Yellow, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Green, Bronze, Tan, Brown

Pink, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Sea Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small oblong

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Frost

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires a lot of watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects

Allergy

Constipation, Legume allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

constipation, High cholestrol, Kidney problems, Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers

Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CICER arietinum

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

Common Name

Bengal Gram, Chickpea , Garbanzo Bean, Indian Pea

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

In Hindi

चना

Blue barrel cactus

In German

Kichererbse

Blau Faßkaktus

In French

Pois chiche

Bleu barrel cactus

In Spanish

Garbanzo

biznaga Azul

In Greek

Ρεβίθι

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

In Portuguese

grão de bico

cacto de tambor azul

In Polish

Groch włoski

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

In Latin

CICER

Blue Cactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Spermatophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales

Caryophyllales

Family

Fabaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Cicer

Echinocactus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Viceae Alef

Cacteae

Subfamily

Papilionoideae

Cactaceae

Number of Species

9029

1 27800

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Properties of Chickpea and Blue Barrel

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

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Season and Care of Chickpea and Blue Barrel

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

Chickpea and Blue Barrel Physical Information

Chickpea and Blue Barrel physical information is very important for comparison. Chickpea height is 20.30 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm. The color specification of Chickpea and Blue Barrel are as follows:

Chickpea flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Chickpea leaf color: Green
Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color:

Care of Chickpea and Blue Barrel

Care of Chickpea and Blue Barrel include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chickpea pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Barrel pruning is done . In summer Chickpea 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.