Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
-
Europe
Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
-
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99996-10
0
99
👆🏻
AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
5.10 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Purple, Purplish Green
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Spinach Type
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Very Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Heat And Humidity
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loamy, Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat And Humidity
Flowers
-
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
-
-
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
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Ants, Mice
Allergy
-
Sore Throat, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
Part of Plant Used
-
Root, Stem
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
Common Name
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
In Hindi
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
चुकंदर
In German
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Rübe
In French
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
betterave
In Spanish
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
remolacha
In Greek
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
παντζάρι
In Portuguese
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
beterraba
In Polish
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
buraczany
In Latin
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
cui pendens sicula beta
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Streptophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Caryophyllidae
Order
Caryophyllales
-
Family
Cactaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Echinocereus
Beta
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Pachycereeae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
3028
1
27800
👆🏻