Echinocactus

Pima Pineapple

About Echinocactus and Pima Pineapple

Echinocactus

Pima Pineapple

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Echinocactus parryi, Echinocactus texensis

Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus

Number of Varieties

501

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Habitat

Desert, Gravels, Sandy areas

Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-158-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-8

Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm15.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Magenta

Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Leaf Color in Summer

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

fertilize in summer, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Spider mites

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance

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

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Insects, Mealybugs, Spider Mites

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Skin cuts

Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Very little waste

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHINOCACTUS

CORYPHANTHA

Common Name

Golden barrel cactus, Golden ball

Pima Pineapple

In Hindi

echinocactus

Pima अनानस

In German

echinocactus

Pima Ananas

In French

echinocactus

Pima ananas

In Spanish

echinocactus

Pima piña

In Greek

Echinocactus

Pima Ανανάς

In Portuguese

Echinocactus

Pima Pineapple

In Polish

Echinocactus

Pima Ananas

In Latin

Echinocactus

Pineapple Pima

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Echinocactus

Coryphantha

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cacteae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

111

1 27800

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Properties of Echinocactus and Pima Pineapple

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

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Season and Care of Echinocactus and Pima Pineapple

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

Echinocactus and Pima Pineapple Physical Information

Echinocactus and Pima Pineapple physical information is very important for comparison. Echinocactus height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Pima Pineapple height is 15.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Echinocactus and Pima Pineapple are as follows:

Echinocactus flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Echinocactus leaf color:
Pima Pineapple flower color: Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta and Coral
Pima Pineapple leaf color:

Care of Echinocactus and Pima Pineapple

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