Fleeceflower

Cactus

About Fleeceflower and Cactus

Fleeceflower

Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Eastern Asia

Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America

1.4 Types

Darjeeling Red , Donald Lowndes , Superba

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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2000

Rank: 7 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

High elevation

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

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1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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60.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

27.55 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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3.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Magenta, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Burgundy, Silver

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Red, Burgundy, Silver

Several shades of Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Burgundy, Silver

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Several shades of Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Bi-lobed

Globe shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Light Frost

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Root Division, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Never Over-water

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Fungal leaf spots

Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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19% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

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5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Stomach pain

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, bank hedging, Cottage Garden

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Skin irritation

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

bowel syndrome, Gastrointestinal disorders, hypertension

Diabetes, Hangover

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Root, Root bark

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Mixed Border

Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PERSICARIA microcephala 'Dragon's Eye'

Cactaceae

7.2 Common Name

Dragon's Eye Fleeceflower, Fleeceflower

Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

fleeceflower

Naagaphanee

7.2.2 In German

fleeceflower

Kaktus

7.2.3 In French

fleeceflower

Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Polygonum affine

El Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

fleeceflower

κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

fleeceflower

cacto

7.2.7 In Polish

fleeceflower

kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

fleeceflower

Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Vascular plant

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Agaricomycetes

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Polygonaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Periscaria

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8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Unknown

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8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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1800

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Properties of Fleeceflower and Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Fleeceflower and Cactus? We provide you with everything About Fleeceflower and Cactus. Fleeceflower doesn't have thorns and Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Fleeceflower does not have fragrant flowers. Fleeceflower has allergic reactions like Diarrhea and Stomach pain and Cactus has allergic reactions like Diarrhea and Stomach pain. 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 Fleeceflower and Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Fleeceflower and Cactus

Season and care of Fleeceflower and Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Fleeceflower and Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Fleeceflower season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Cactus season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Fleeceflower is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Cactus is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Fleeceflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Cactus is Alkaline.

Fleeceflower and Cactus Physical Information

Fleeceflower and Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Fleeceflower height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm. The color specification of Fleeceflower and Cactus are as follows:

Fleeceflower flower color: White
Fleeceflower leaf color: Red, Burgundy and Silver
Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow
Cactus leaf color: Green

Care of Fleeceflower and Cactus

Care of Fleeceflower and Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Fleeceflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves. In summer Fleeceflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.