Echinocactus

Pasque Flower

About Echinocactus and Pasque Flower

Echinocactus

Pasque Flower

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Cactus or Succulent

Perennial

Origin

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Europe, Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Western Europe, United Kingdom

Types

Echinocactus parryi, Echinocactus texensis

Pulsatilla vulgaris, Pulsatilla vulgaris rubra, Pulsatilla vulgaris alba

Number of Varieties

504

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Habitat

Desert, Gravels, Sandy areas

meadows, Slopes, Wooded slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-155-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

7-5

Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm12.70 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm15.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Magenta

Indigo, Purple, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Yellow

Greyish Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Rosette

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

root cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

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

Medium

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize in summer, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Spider mites

Cutworms, Larvae of Agave Weevil

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects, Mealybugs, Spider Mites

Allergy

Skin cuts

convulsions, Diarrhea, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

along a porch, deck or patio, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Very little waste

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Alpine, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHINOCACTUS

PULSATILLA vulgaris

Common Name

Golden barrel cactus, Golden ball

Pasque Flower, wind flower, prairie crocus, Easter Flower, meadow anemone

In Hindi

echinocactus

Pasque Flower

In German

echinocactus

Kuhschellen

In French

echinocactus

Pasque Flower

In Spanish

echinocactus

Pasque Flower

In Greek

Echinocactus

Pasque Flower

In Portuguese

Echinocactus

Pasque Flower

In Polish

Echinocactus

Sasanka

In Latin

Echinocactus

Pasque Flower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Vascular plant

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Ranunculales

Family

Cactaceae

Ranunculaceae

Genus

Echinocactus

Pulsatilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Cacteae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

1133

1 27800

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Properties of Echinocactus and Pasque Flower

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

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Season and Care of Echinocactus and Pasque Flower

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

Echinocactus and Pasque Flower Physical Information

Echinocactus and Pasque Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Echinocactus height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Pasque Flower height is 12.70 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Echinocactus and Pasque Flower are as follows:

Echinocactus flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Echinocactus leaf color:
Pasque Flower flower color: Indigo, Purple and Violet
Pasque Flower leaf color: Light Green

Care of Echinocactus and Pasque Flower

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