Echinocactus

Indian Mallow

About Echinocactus and Indian Mallow

Echinocactus

Indian Mallow

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Shrub

1.3 Origin

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

World/Pandemic

1.4 Types

Echinocactus parryi, Echinocactus texensis

Abutilion pictum "Mardi Gras" Abutilon pictum "Thompsonii"

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, Gravels, Sandy areas

gardens, Marshy ground, meadows, Suburban areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-15

8-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

10-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

About American ..

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30.00 cm

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30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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30.00 cm

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180.00 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Magenta

White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Peach, Dark Red, Copper, Bronze

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow

Brown

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Maple shaped

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Shape and thin as needed

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in summer, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Spider mites

Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub 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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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub 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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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Insects, Mealybugs, Spider Mites

Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Skin cuts

no allergic reactions

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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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Very little waste

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Culinary use

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants 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 Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHINOCACTUS

ABUTILON pictum

7.2 Common Name

Golden barrel cactus, Golden ball

Redvein Abutilon Chinese-lantern Red Vein Indian Mallow

7.2.1 In Hindi

echinocactus

भारतीय मैलो

7.2.2 In German

echinocactus

indische Malve

7.2.3 In French

echinocactus

Mallow indienne

7.2.4 In Spanish

echinocactus

malva india

7.2.5 In Greek

Echinocactus

Ινδικό Μολόχα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Echinocactus

Mallow indiana

7.2.7 In Polish

Echinocactus

Indyjski Mallow

7.2.8 In Latin

Echinocactus

vitifolium

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Not Available

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Malvales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Malvaceae

8.6 Genus

Echinocactus

Abutilon

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

Malveae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Malvoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Echinocactus and Indian Mallow

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

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Season and Care of Echinocactus and Indian Mallow

Season and care of Echinocactus and Indian Mallow is important to know. While considering everything about Echinocactus and Indian Mallow Care, growing season is an essential factor. Echinocactus season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Indian Mallow season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Echinocactus is Loam, Sand and for Indian Mallow is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Echinocactus is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Indian Mallow is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Echinocactus and Indian Mallow Physical Information

Echinocactus and Indian Mallow physical information is very important for comparison. Echinocactus height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Indian Mallow height is 30.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Echinocactus and Indian Mallow are as follows:

Echinocactus flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Echinocactus leaf color: Not Available
Indian Mallow flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Peach, Dark Red, Copper and Bronze
Indian Mallow leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Echinocactus and Indian Mallow

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