Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Flowering Plants
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus
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Number of Varieties
18
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-152-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral
Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
Skin rash
Corydalis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Sedative
Part of Plant Used
-
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CORYPHANTHA
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Common Name
Pima Pineapple
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
In Hindi
Pima अनानस
Capnoides
In German
Pima Ananas
Capnoides
In French
Pima ananas
capnoides
In Spanish
Pima piña
Capnoides
In Greek
Pima Ανανάς
Capnoides
In Portuguese
Pima Pineapple
Capnoides
In Polish
Pima Ananas
Capnoides
In Latin
Pineapple Pima
capnoides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Basidiomycota
Class
Magnoliopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Caryophyllales
Agaricales
Family
Cactaceae
Fumariaceae
Genus
Coryphantha
Hypholoma
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Cacteae
Fumarieae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Fumarioideae
Number of Species
11
1
27800
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