Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Canada
Types
Echinocactus parryi, Echinocactus texensis
Austrian Pine, Caribbean Pine, Eastern White Pine
Number of Varieties
501
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Gravels, Sandy areas
Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
7-1
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm76.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Magenta
Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Dry, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
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
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mealybugs, Spider Mites
Birds
Allergy
Skin cuts
Asthma, Rash, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Very little waste
Air purification, Food for animals, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland, Wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as firewood, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Used in pulpwood and lumber production, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
ECHINOCACTUS
PINUS rigida
Common Name
Golden barrel cactus, Golden ball
Southern Pine, Black Pine, Torch Pine
In Hindi
echinocactus
सनोबर
In German
echinocactus
Pitch pine
In French
echinocactus
pitch pine
In Spanish
echinocactus
pino
In Greek
Echinocactus
πίσσα πεύκο
In Portuguese
Echinocactus
resina de pinheiro
In Polish
Echinocactus
Pitch sosny
In Latin
Echinocactus
pice pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Pinophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Pinales
Family
Cactaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Echinocactus
Pinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Cacteae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
11115
1
27800
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