Ice Plant

Blue Barrel

About Ice Plant and Blue Barrel

Ice Plant

Blue Barrel

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Succulent

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

South Africa

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Cooper’s ice plant Hardy yellow Starburst Hardy white

Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

429

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1512-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm40.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

25.40 cm13.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach

Yellow, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Pink, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Blue Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Not Available

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Sand

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Shape and thin as needed

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

No fertilizers needed

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Mealybugs

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought and Salt

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

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

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used as Ornamental plant

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, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

7.2 Common Name

Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy

Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Ice Plant

Blue barrel cactus

7.2.2 In German

Eis-Anlage

Blau Faßkaktus

7.2.3 In French

Ice Plant

Bleu barrel cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Planta de hielo

biznaga Azul

7.2.5 In Greek

Plant Ice

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Planta de gelo

cacto de tambor azul

7.2.7 In Polish

Ice roślin

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

Ice plant

Blue Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Aizoaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Dorotheanthus

Echinocactus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Ruschioideae

Cactaceae

8.10 Number of Species

NA29

1 27800

Properties of Ice Plant and Blue Barrel

Wondering what are the properties of Ice Plant and Blue Barrel? We provide you with everything About Ice Plant and Blue Barrel. Ice Plant doesn't have thorns and Blue Barrel doesn't have thorns. Also Ice Plant does not have fragrant flowers. Ice Plant has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Blue Barrel has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Ice Plant and Blue Barrel and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ice Plant and Blue Barrel

Season and care of Ice Plant and Blue Barrel is important to know. While considering everything about Ice Plant and Blue Barrel Care, growing season is an essential factor. Ice Plant season is Spring, Fall and Winter and Blue Barrel season is Spring, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Ice Plant is Loam, Sand and for Blue Barrel is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Ice Plant is Neutral, Alkaline and for Blue Barrel is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Ice Plant and Blue Barrel Physical Information

Ice Plant and Blue Barrel physical information is very important for comparison. Ice Plant height is 15.20 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm. The color specification of Ice Plant and Blue Barrel are as follows:

Ice Plant flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia and Peach
Ice Plant leaf color: Light Green
Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available

Care of Ice Plant and Blue Barrel

Care of Ice Plant and Blue Barrel include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Ice Plant pruning is done Shape and thin as needed and Blue Barrel pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Ice Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Barrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.