Crown Flower

Sand Dollar Cactus

About Crown Flower and Sand Dollar Cactus

Crown Flower

Sand Dollar Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Shrub

Cactus, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, India, China

Mexico, Texas

1.4 Types

Shrub

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Tropical regions

Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

13-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-8

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 24

21,22,23,24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

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Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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240.00 cm

Rank: 64 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Lavender

Red, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Green, Pale Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Silver

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Silver

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Not Applicable

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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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

Fast

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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90% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

Not Available

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

Not Available

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Not Available

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Abandonment, epilepsy, Fever, Gout, Leprosy, Skin irritation, Syphilis, Tooth ache, Ulcers

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CALOTROPIS gigantea

Astrophytum asterias

7.2 Common Name

Crown flower

Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Crown flower

रेत डॉलर कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Crown Blume

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.3 In French

fleur de la Couronne

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

flor de la corona

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

στέμμα λουλούδι

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

coroa da flor

Cacto do dólar de areia

7.2.7 In Polish

korona kwiatu

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

flos florum

Sand Dollar Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Asclepiadaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Calotropis

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Asclepiadoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Crown Flower and Sand Dollar Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Crown Flower and Sand Dollar Cactus

Season and care of Crown Flower and Sand Dollar Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Crown Flower and Sand Dollar Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Crown Flower season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Sand Dollar Cactus season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Crown Flower is Sand and for Sand Dollar Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Crown Flower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Sand Dollar Cactus is Not Available.

Crown Flower and Sand Dollar Cactus Physical Information

Crown Flower and Sand Dollar Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Crown Flower height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Sand Dollar Cactus height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Crown Flower and Sand Dollar Cactus are as follows:

Crown Flower flower color: Lavender
Crown Flower leaf color: Gray Green and Silver
Sand Dollar Cactus flower color: Red and Yellow
Sand Dollar Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Crown Flower and Sand Dollar Cactus

Care of Crown Flower and Sand Dollar Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Crown Flower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sand Dollar Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Crown Flower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sand Dollar Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.