About Quisco

Quisco

Add ⊕

1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

North America, South America, Brazil

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.6 Habitat

Dry areas, Lowland, Rocky Ridges, Semi arid regions, Semi desert

1.7 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15

0 99

1.8 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.9 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.10 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

15.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

63% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

15% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Vegetative Reproduction

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

32% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

21% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

36% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

22% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

No - Cactus Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

No - Cactus Garden Plants has it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

47% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

7% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

2% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

1% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

13% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

53% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

All - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHINOPSIS chiloensis

7.2 Common Name

Hedgehog cacti Sea-urchin cactus Easter lily cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Quisco

7.2.2 In German

Quisco

7.2.3 In French

Quisco

7.2.4 In Spanish

Quisco

7.2.5 In Greek

Quisco

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Quisco

7.2.7 In Polish

Quisco

7.2.8 In Latin

Quisco

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Echinacea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Trichocereeae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

128

Rank: 76 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

Properties of Quisco

Want to know the properties of Quisco? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Quisco is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Quisco Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: No Medicinal Use
Part of plant used: Whole plant

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Cactus » More

» More

More Cactus

Quisco Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Quisco. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Quisco physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 15.20 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Succulent. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange and Rose
Leaf color: Not Available

Care of Quisco

Taking Quisco Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Quisco include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Compare Cactus » More

San Pedro and Barrel Cactus

San Pedro and Gifboom

San Pedro and Pencil Plant

» More

More Compare Cactus

Season and care of Quisco

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Quisco is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Quisco is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Dry areas, Lowland, Rocky Ridges, Semi arid regions and Semi desert and it comes in the hardiness zone 12-15. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.