Cumin

Bishop's Cap Cactus

About Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Cumin

Bishop's Cap Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Ornamental Plant

1.3 Origin

Mediterranean, Northern Africa

Not Available

1.4 Types

White cumin, Brown cumin, Black cumin

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

3NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, meadows, Temperate Regions

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available12-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 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, 23, 24

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

25.40 cm25.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Purple

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Sandy Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

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

Compound

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

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

Very Fast

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

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

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

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, Alkaline

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, 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

No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

Fine

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

Not Available

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Constipation, Diarrhea, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Nausea, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Throat itching, Watery eyes, wheezing

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition, Not Available

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diarrhea, Fever, Indigestion, Vomiting

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Condiment, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for flavoring in Liquors, dairy products, gelatins,puddings, meats, candies, etc., Used as a spice, Used in making beverages

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Bedding Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUMINUM cyminum

Astrophytum myriostigma

7.2 Common Name

Cumin

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

जीरा संयंत्र

Star Cactus

7.2.2 In German

Kümmelpflanze

Star Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Usine de cumin

Star Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

planta de comino

Star Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

εργοστάσιο κύμινο

Star Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cumin planta

Star Cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

Kmin roślin

Star Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Cumin plant

Star Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Cuminum

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Scandiceae

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Apioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus? We provide you with everything About Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus. Cumin doesn't have thorns and Bishop's Cap Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Cumin does not have fragrant flowers. Cumin has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Constipation, Diarrhea, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Nausea, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Throat itching, Watery eyes and wheezing and Bishop's Cap Cactus has allergic reactions like Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Constipation, Diarrhea, Eczema, Headache, Itchy eyes, Nausea, Red eyes, Runny nose, Sinuses, sneezing, Sore eyes, Throat itching, Watery eyes and wheezing. 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 Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus

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

Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus Physical Information

Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Cumin height is 25.40 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus are as follows:

Cumin flower color: White and Purple
Cumin leaf color: Green
Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Care of Cumin and Bishop's Cap Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cumin pruning is done No need to prune, 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 Cumin 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.