Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Tree
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil
Types
Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus
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Number of Varieties
1-
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1510-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-10
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm550.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral
Ivory, Gray
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Magenta, Violet
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Cuneate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
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
Does not require 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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
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Allergy
Skin rash
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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-
Part of Plant Used
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Wood
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used for woodware, Wood is used for making furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
CORYPHANTHA
TRIPLARIS americana
Common Name
Pima Pineapple
Ant Stick, Macaw, St. Mary's Stick
In Hindi
Pima अनानस
Macaw
In German
Pima Ananas
Ara
In French
Pima ananas
ara
In Spanish
Pima piña
guacamayo
In Greek
Pima Ανανάς
μακώ
In Portuguese
Pima Pineapple
arara
In Polish
Pima Ananas
ara
In Latin
Pineapple Pima
Ara
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Polygonaceae
Genus
Coryphantha
Triplaris
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Cacteae
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Subfamily
Cactoideae
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Number of Species
1-
1
27800
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