Gumbo Limbo

Bishop's Cap Cactus

About Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Gumbo Limbo

Bishop's Cap Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Ornamental Plant

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States, Caribbean, Central America

Not Available

1.4 Types

tourist tree, turpentine tree, chaca

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Riverbanks, Sandy stream banks, Tropical rainforest

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1512-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 13, 22, 23, 24

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Twisted/Contorted

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm25.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

760.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Crimson, Copper

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Compound

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Indeterminate

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established

Needs very little water

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

Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Deers, Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bonsai

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition, Making cosmetics, Removes pimples

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Aging, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, Headache

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Furniture, Can be made into a herbal tea, Cosmetics

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Bedding Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BURSERA simaruba

Astrophytum myriostigma

7.2 Common Name

Gumbo Limbo, Tourist Tree, Turpentine Tree

Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bursera simaruba

Star Cactus

7.2.2 In German

Bursera simaruba

Star Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Bursera simaruba

Star Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bursera simaruba

Star Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Bursera simaruba

Star Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bursera simaruba

Star Cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

Bursera simaruba

Star Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Bursera simaruba

Star Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Burseraceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Bursera

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus? We provide you with everything About Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus. Gumbo Limbo doesn't have thorns and Bishop's Cap Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Gumbo Limbo does not have fragrant flowers. Gumbo Limbo has allergic reactions like allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching and Vomiting and Bishop's Cap Cactus has allergic reactions like allergic reaction, Eye irritation, Mouth itching and Vomiting. 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 Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Season and care of Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Gumbo Limbo season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Bishop's Cap Cactus season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Gumbo Limbo is Loam, Sand and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Gumbo Limbo is Neutral, Alkaline and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available.

Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus Physical Information

Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Gumbo Limbo height is 460.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus are as follows:

Gumbo Limbo flower color: Ivory
Gumbo Limbo leaf color: Not Available
Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Care of Gumbo Limbo and Bishop's Cap Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Gumbo Limbo pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bishop's Cap Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Gumbo Limbo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bishop's Cap Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.