Cleome serrulata

Blue Barrel

About Cleome serrulata and Blue Barrel

Cleome serrulata

Blue Barrel

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs, Vegetable

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA29

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-1012-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

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, 24

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm40.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

120.00 cm13.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

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

Small elliptic

Not Available

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Cold climate

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

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

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Insects, Leaf spot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

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

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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

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

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

Bees, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

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 insects, Shelter for wildlife

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, 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, Herb

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

7.2 Common Name

Cleome, Spider Flower

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

Cleome serrulata

Blue barrel cactus

7.2.2 In German

Cleome serrulata

Blau Faßkaktus

7.2.3 In French

Cleome serrulata

Bleu barrel cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

serrulata cleome

biznaga Azul

7.2.5 In Greek

Cleome serrulata

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

serrulata Cleome

cacto de tambor azul

7.2.7 In Polish

cleome serrulata

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

Cleome serrulata

Blue Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Brassicales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cleomaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Cleome

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

NA29

1 27800

Properties of Cleome serrulata and Blue Barrel

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

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Season and Care of Cleome serrulata and Blue Barrel

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

Cleome serrulata and Blue Barrel Physical Information

Cleome serrulata and Blue Barrel physical information is very important for comparison. Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm. The color specification of Cleome serrulata and Blue Barrel are as follows:

Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green
Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available

Care of Cleome serrulata and Blue Barrel

Care of Cleome serrulata and Blue Barrel include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Blue Barrel pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Cleome serrulata 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.