Peach

Echinocactus

About Peach and Echinocactus

Peach

Echinocactus

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

China

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Echinocactus parryi, Echinocactus texensis

Number of Varieties

200050

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Desert, Gravels, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-10

Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,005.84 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

Yellow, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

fertilize in summer, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Mealybugs, Spider mites

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Insects, Mealybugs, Spider Mites

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria

Skin cuts

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Very little waste

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

Other Uses

For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

ECHINOCACTUS

Common Name

Peach

Golden barrel cactus, Golden ball

In Hindi

आड़ू

echinocactus

In German

Pfirsich

echinocactus

In French

pêche

echinocactus

In Spanish

melocotón

echinocactus

In Greek

ροδάκινο

Echinocactus

In Portuguese

pêssego

Echinocactus

In Polish

brzoskwinia

Echinocactus

In Latin

persici

Echinocactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Prunus

Echinocactus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Cacteae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Cactoideae

Number of Species

7011

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and Echinocactus

Wondering what are the properties of Peach and Echinocactus? We provide you with everything About Peach and Echinocactus. Peach doesn't have thorns and Echinocactus doesn't have thorns. Also Peach does not have fragrant flowers. Peach has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria and Echinocactus has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria. 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 Peach and Echinocactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peach and Echinocactus

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

Peach and Echinocactus Physical Information

Peach and Echinocactus physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Echinocactus height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Peach and Echinocactus are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
Echinocactus flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Echinocactus leaf color:

Care of Peach and Echinocactus

Care of Peach and Echinocactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peach pruning is done Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches and Echinocactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Peach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Echinocactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.