About Echinopsis

Echinopsis

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

North America, South America, Brazil

1.4 Types

Peanut cactus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

128

Rank: 36 (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, Sandy areas, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Orange Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

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63% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Rocky Soil

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Average Water

4.4.3 In Spring

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

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

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season, fertilize in summer, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs, Scale

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Rocky Soil

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 ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No - Cactus Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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2% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

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1% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Skin cuts

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Versatility, Very little waste

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Burns, Heals minor burns, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Wounds

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHINOPSIS

7.2 Common Name

Hedgehog Cactus, Sea urchin cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

हाथी कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Igel Kaktus

7.2.3 In French

hérisson cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

cactus de erizo

7.2.5 In Greek

κάκτος σκαντζόχοιρος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

hedgehog cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

jeż kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Echinopsis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Trichocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

2000

Rank: 9 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Echinopsis

Want to know the properties of Echinopsis? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Echinopsis is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin cuts. Echinopsis Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Burns, Heals minor burns, Heart problems, High blood pressure and Wounds
Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Echinopsis Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Echinopsis. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Echinopsis physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 15.20 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Succulent. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange and Rose
Leaf color: Not Available

Care of Echinopsis

Taking Echinopsis Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Echinopsis include pruning, which should be done Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Average Water and in winter is Less Watering. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Echinopsis

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Echinopsis is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Echinopsis is a very important plant from . There are 128 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Peanut cactus. This plant's habitat is Desert, Sandy areas and Semi desert and it comes in the hardiness zone 12-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.