Echeveria

Sand Dollar Cactus

About Echeveria and Sand Dollar Cactus

Echeveria

Sand Dollar Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Cactus, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Central America

Mexico, Texas

1.4 Types

Echeveria halbingeri, Echeveria elegans

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

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

Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-1113-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 10

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

8,9,12,24

21,22,23,24

1.9 Habit

Rosette/Stemless

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Pink, Light Yellow, Orange

Red, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

Green, Pale Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Pink

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Light Pink, Lime Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Not Applicable

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

All year

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Sandy, Well drained

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Slightly Acidic

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

All year

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

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, Water soluble fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single, Semi-Double

Not Available

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

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Insects, Mealybugs

pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, Versatility

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Houseplant, Rock Garden, Showy Tree

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHEVERIA

Astrophytum asterias

7.2 Common Name

Oliverella Rose, Urbinia Rose

Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Echeveria

रेत डॉलर कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Echeveria

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Echeveria

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Echeveria

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Echeveria

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Echeveria

Cacto do dólar de areia

7.2.7 In Polish

Echeveria

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Aeonium

Sand Dollar Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Saxifragales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Crassulaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Echeveria

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Sedeae

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Sedoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Echeveria and Sand Dollar Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Echeveria and Sand Dollar Cactus

Season and care of Echeveria and Sand Dollar Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Echeveria and Sand Dollar Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Echeveria season is All year and Sand Dollar Cactus season is All year. The type of soil for Echeveria is Dry, Sandy, Well drained and for Sand Dollar Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Echeveria is Slightly Acidic and for Sand Dollar Cactus is Not Available.

Echeveria and Sand Dollar Cactus Physical Information

Echeveria and Sand Dollar Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Echeveria height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Sand Dollar Cactus height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Echeveria and Sand Dollar Cactus are as follows:

Echeveria flower color: Light Pink, Light Yellow and Orange
Echeveria leaf color: Green and Yellow green
Sand Dollar Cactus flower color: Red and Yellow
Sand Dollar Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Echeveria and Sand Dollar Cactus

Care of Echeveria and Sand Dollar Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Echeveria pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Sand Dollar Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Echeveria 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.