Easter cactus

Bouteloua Gracilis

About Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis

Easter cactus

Bouteloua Gracilis

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Grass

1.3 Origin

South America, Brazil

North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Grasses

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Rocky areas, Terrestrial, Tropical regions

Dry areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-12

3-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9 - 5

1.8 Sunset Zone

16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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25.40 cm

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45.70 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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30.50 cm

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25.40 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Magenta, Crimson

White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available, Pale Green

Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Purple, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Pollution, Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Ample Water

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Ample Water

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch

Beetles, Grasshoppers

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Semi-Double

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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18% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

breathing problems

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

Air purification, Erosion control

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Cuts

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used to feed livestock

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Hatiora gaertneri

BOUTELOUA gracilis

7.2 Common Name

Whitsun cactus

Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

ईस्टर कैक्टस

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.2 In German

Osterkaktus

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.3 In French

cactus de Pâques

Bouteloua aristidoides

7.2.4 In Spanish

cactus de Pascua

Chondrosum gracile

7.2.5 In Greek

Πάσχα κάκτος

Bouteloua gracilis

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cacto Páscoa

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.7 In Polish

Wielkanocny kaktus

Bouteloua Gracilis

7.2.8 In Latin

Pascha Cactus

Bouteloua Gracilis

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Hatiora

Bouteloua

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Rhipsalideae

Cynodonteae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis

Wondering what are the properties of Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis? We provide you with everything About Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis. Easter cactus doesn't have thorns and Bouteloua Gracilis doesn't have thorns. Also Easter cactus does not have fragrant flowers. Easter cactus has allergic reactions like breathing problems and Bouteloua Gracilis has allergic reactions like breathing problems. 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 Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis

Season and care of Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis is important to know. While considering everything about Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis Care, growing season is an essential factor. Easter cactus season is Spring and Winter and Bouteloua Gracilis season is Spring and Winter. The type of soil for Easter cactus is Loam, Sand and for Bouteloua Gracilis is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Easter cactus is Neutral and for Bouteloua Gracilis is Neutral, Alkaline.

Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis Physical Information

Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis physical information is very important for comparison. Easter cactus height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Bouteloua Gracilis height is 45.70 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis are as follows:

Easter cactus flower color: Red, Magenta and Crimson
Easter cactus leaf color: Not Available and Pale Green
Bouteloua Gracilis flower color: White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Bouteloua Gracilis leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis

Care of Easter cactus and Bouteloua Gracilis include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Easter cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Bouteloua Gracilis pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Easter cactus needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bouteloua Gracilis needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.