Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Grass
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
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Types
Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus
Switchgrass
Number of Varieties
1450
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
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Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm40.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral
Indigo
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
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Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
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-
Leaf Color in Summer
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Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
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-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
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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
Requires watering in the growing season
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
Moist
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
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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
-
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Deers
Allergy
Skin rash
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
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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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Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
Part of Plant Used
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Leaves
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Biofuel
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
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Botanical Name
CORYPHANTHA
PANICUM
Common Name
Pima Pineapple
Panicum
In Hindi
Pima अनानस
panikom
In German
Pima Ananas
panikom
In French
Pima ananas
panikom
In Spanish
Pima piña
panikom
In Greek
Pima Ανανάς
Panicum
In Portuguese
Pima Pineapple
Panicum
In Polish
Pima Ananas
Panicum
In Latin
Pineapple Pima
Panicum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Poales
Family
Cactaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Coryphantha
Panicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cacteae
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Subfamily
Cactoideae
Panicoideae
Number of Species
1450
1
27800
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