Echeveria

Echinocactus

About Echeveria and Echinocactus

Echeveria

Echinocactus

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Central America

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Echeveria halbingeri, Echeveria elegans

Echinocactus parryi, Echinocactus texensis

Number of Varieties

18050

0 40000

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Habitat

Dry areas, Rocky areas, Semi arid regions, Semi desert

Desert, Gravels, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-119-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 10

12-10

Sunset Zone

8,9,12,24

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Light Yellow, Orange

Yellow, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Pink

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Light Pink, Lime Green, Yellow green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

All year

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Dry, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

All year

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, Water soluble fertilizers

fertilize in summer, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Mealybugs, Red blotch, Red spider mite, Scale, Slugs, Snails

Mealybugs, Spider mites

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single, Semi-Double

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Foliage Texture

Medium

Allergy

Toxic

Skin cuts

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Versatility

Air purification, Food for insects, Very little waste

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Whole plant

Other Uses

Cosmetics, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree

Aeonium

Echinocactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Saxifragales

Caryophyllales

Family

Crassulaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Echeveria

Echinocactus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Sedeae

Cacteae

Subfamily

Sedoideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

15011

1 27800

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Properties of Echeveria and Echinocactus

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

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Season and Care of Echeveria and Echinocactus

Season and care of Echeveria and Echinocactus is important to know. While considering everything about Echeveria and Echinocactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Echeveria season is All year and Echinocactus season is All year. The type of soil for Echeveria is Dry, Sandy, Well drained and for Echinocactus is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Echeveria is Slightly Acidic and for Echinocactus is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Echeveria and Echinocactus Physical Information

Echeveria and Echinocactus physical information is very important for comparison. Echeveria height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Echinocactus height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Echeveria and Echinocactus are as follows:

Echeveria flower color: Light Pink, Light Yellow and Orange
Echeveria leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Echinocactus flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Echinocactus leaf color:

Care of Echeveria and Echinocactus

Care of Echeveria and Echinocactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Echeveria pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Echinocactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Echeveria needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Echinocactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.