1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Fruit
1.3 Origin
North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Europe, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Echinocactus parryi, Echinocactus texensis
common pear
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Gravels, Sandy areas
Humid climates, moist forests
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm370.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow
Yellow, Dark Red, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
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
Medium, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, when new, water every week
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
fertilize in summer, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Spider mites
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Insects, Mealybugs, Spider Mites
Birds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Skin cuts
Digestive Problems, Itchiness
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used as firewood, Used for woodware
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ECHINOCACTUS
PYRUS communis 'Seckel'
7.2 Common Name
Golden barrel cactus, Golden ball
Dessert Pear, Pear, Seckel Pear
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
echinocactus
Kultur-Birne
7.2.3 In French
echinocactus
Poirier commun
7.2.4 In Spanish
echinocactus
peral europeo, peral común
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Echinocactus
Grusza pospolita
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheobionta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species