Rainbow Cactus

Shooting Star

About Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star

Rainbow Cactus

Shooting Star

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub

Shrub

Origin

Southeastern Asia

Types

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

alpine shootingstar , Jewelled shootingstar , Sierran shootingstar , broad-leaved shootingstar , Frigid Shootingstar

Number of Varieties

1517

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions

Floodplains, open Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-15

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

5.10 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

White, Pink, Salmon, Coral

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Purplish Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Red, Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green, Burgundy

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent

Ovate elongated

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Fungal leaf spots

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

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

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Runny nose, sneezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Mixed Border, small hedge

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

CLERODENDRUM quadriloculare

Common Name

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

American cowslip , mosquito bills , mad violets , sailor caps

In Hindi

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

shooting star

In German

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

shooting star

In French

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Dodecatheon

In Spanish

Dasyacanthus echinocereus

Dodecatheon

In Greek

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

shooting star

In Portuguese

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Dodecatheon

In Polish

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

shooting star

In Latin

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

shooting star

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Spermatophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Primulales

Family

Cactaceae

Verbenaceae

Genus

Echinocereus

Dodecatheon

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

3017

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star

Wondering what are the properties of Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star? We provide you with everything About Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star. Rainbow Cactus doesn't have thorns and Shooting Star doesn't have thorns. Also Rainbow Cactus does not have fragrant flowers. Rainbow Cactus has allergic reactions like and Shooting Star has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Cactus » More

Rainbow Cactus and Elkhorn

Rainbow Cactus and Tiger Tree

Rainbow Cactus and Pencil Plant

» More Compare Cactus

Season and Care of Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star

Season and care of Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star is important to know. While considering everything about Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star Care, growing season is an essential factor. Rainbow Cactus season is and Shooting Star season is . The type of soil for Rainbow Cactus is and for Shooting Star is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Rainbow Cactus is and for Shooting Star is Acidic, Neutral.

Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star Physical Information

Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star physical information is very important for comparison. Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Shooting Star height is 240.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star are as follows:

Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red
Rainbow Cactus leaf color:
Shooting Star flower color: White, Pink, Salmon and Coral
Shooting Star leaf color: Red, Green and Burgundy

Care of Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star

Care of Rainbow Cactus and Shooting Star include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Rainbow Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Shooting Star pruning is done Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Rainbow Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Shooting Star needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.