Cotyledon

Bishop's Cap Cactus

About Cotyledon and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Cotyledon

Bishop's Cap Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Ornamental Plant

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

Not Available

1.4 Types

Epigeal, Hypogeal

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal sand dunes, Wild

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1512-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Not Available

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm25.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.4.1 Minimum Width

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.5 Plant Color

2.5.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Green, Orange

Yellow

2.5.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.5.3 Fruit Color

Green

Non Fruiting Plant

2.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.6 Shape

2.6.1 Leaf Shape

Reniform

Elliptic

2.7 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

reseeds, root cutting

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep the Soil well drained

Needs very little water

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Kidney Disease

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Formal Garden, Hanging Basket

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Beans

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Basketary, Edible seed

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

COTYLEDON

Astrophytum myriostigma

7.2 Common Name

Pig's ear, Dog's ear

Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

बीजपत्र

Star Cactus

7.2.2 In German

Cotyledon

Star Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Cotyledon

Star Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Cotyledon

Star Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

κοτυληδών kotylēdōn

Star Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cotyledon

Star Cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

Liścień

Star Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Cotyledon

Star Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Crassulaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Cotyledon L.

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

126

1 27800

Properties of Cotyledon and Bishop's Cap Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Cotyledon and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Season and care of Cotyledon and Bishop's Cap Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Cotyledon and Bishop's Cap Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cotyledon season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Bishop's Cap Cactus season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Cotyledon is Sand and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Cotyledon is Neutral and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available.

Cotyledon and Bishop's Cap Cactus Physical Information

Cotyledon and Bishop's Cap Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Cotyledon height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Cotyledon and Bishop's Cap Cactus are as follows:

Cotyledon flower color: Yellow, Red, Green and Orange
Cotyledon leaf color: Green and Blue Green
Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Cotyledon and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Care of Cotyledon and Bishop's Cap Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cotyledon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bishop's Cap Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cotyledon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bishop's Cap Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.