Kiwifruit

Cactus

About Kiwifruit and Cactus

Kiwifruit

Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

China

Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America

1.4 Types

Actinidia deliciosa chlorocarpa, Actinidia deliciosa deliciosa

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

2000

Rank: 7 (Overall)▶

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About Elderberry

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Mountain forests

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-9

Not Available

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-7

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (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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Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

3.44 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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About Evening Primrose

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Light Yellow, Ivory

Magenta, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Yellow green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Several shades of Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Globe shaped

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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46% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Layering, Softwood cuttings

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune in early summer, Prune in late winter

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Self-fertile

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Armillaria root rot, Armored scales, Bleeding canker, Botrytis Blight, Crown gall, Nematodes, Phytophthora Root Rot, Red blotch

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

Showy

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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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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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29% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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10% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Not Available

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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50% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Inflammation, Mouth itching, Throat itching

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Beautiful Skin, Protects from sun damage

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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62% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, Heart problems, Low Blood Pressure

Diabetes, Hangover

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

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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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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39% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine

Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ACTINIDIA deliciosa

Cactaceae

7.2 Common Name

Chinese Gooseberry, Fuzzy Kiwi, Kiwi

Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

कीवी फल

Naagaphanee

7.2.2 In German

Kiwi, Chinesischer Strahlengriffel

Kaktus

7.2.3 In French

Kiwi, Groseille de Chine, Yang Tao, Souris végétale

Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

kiwi, kivi, actinidia

El Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Ακτινίδια

κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Quiuí

cacto

7.2.7 In Polish

Owoc kiwi

kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

Kiwi fructum

Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Ericales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Actinidiaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Actinidia

Not Available

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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Properties of Kiwifruit and Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Kiwifruit and Cactus? We provide you with everything About Kiwifruit and Cactus. Kiwifruit doesn't have thorns and Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Kiwifruit does not have fragrant flowers. Kiwifruit has allergic reactions like Inflammation, Mouth itching and Throat itching and Cactus has allergic reactions like Inflammation, Mouth itching and Throat itching. 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 Kiwifruit and Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kiwifruit and Cactus

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

Kiwifruit and Cactus Physical Information

Kiwifruit and Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Kiwifruit height is 610.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm. The color specification of Kiwifruit and Cactus are as follows:

Kiwifruit flower color: Light Yellow and Ivory
Kiwifruit leaf color: Green and Light Green
Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow
Cactus leaf color: Green

Care of Kiwifruit and Cactus

Care of Kiwifruit and Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kiwifruit pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune in early summer and Prune in late winter and Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kiwifruit 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.