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Rainbow Cactus
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About Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

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Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey, Western Asia

Types

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

Number of Varieties

153
0 40000
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Habitat

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
Floodplains, low mountains, Lower slopes, secondary forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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9-5

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.10 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
White

Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

Fruit Color

Purple, Purplish Green
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Leaf Color in Spring

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Green

Leaf Color in Summer

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Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

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Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

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Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent
Acuminate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

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Fast

Type of Soil

-
-

The pH of Soil

-
-

Soil Drainage

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Well drained

Bloom Time

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Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

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Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Layering, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water
occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
-

Soil Type

-
-

Soil Drainage Capacity

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Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune grass to maintain level, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Pests and diseases free

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought and Salt

Facts

Flowers

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Showy

Flower Petal Number

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Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
Medium

Foliage Sheen

-
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

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Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Insignificant
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Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

-
-

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
ORNITHOGALUM nutans

Common Name

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
Drooping Star-of-Bethlehem, Nodding Star-of-Bethlehem, Silver Bells

In Hindi

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Silver bells

In German

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Silver bells

In French

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Silver bells

In Spanish

Dasyacanthus echinocereus
Silver bells

In Greek

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Silver bells

In Portuguese

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Silver bells

In Polish

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Silver bells

In Latin

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Silver bells

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Ebenales

Family

Cactaceae
Asparagaceae

Genus

Echinocereus
Halesia

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Eudicots

Tribe

Pachycereeae
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Subfamily

Cactoideae
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Number of Species

304
1 27800
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Properties of Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells

Wondering what are the properties of Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells? We provide you with everything About Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells. Rainbow Cactus doesn't have thorns and Silver Bells doesn't have thorns. Also Rainbow Cactus does not have fragrant flowers. Rainbow Cactus has allergic reactions like and Silver Bells 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 Silver Bells and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells

Season and care of Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells is important to know. While considering everything about Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells Care, growing season is an essential factor. Rainbow Cactus season is and Silver Bells season is . The type of soil for Rainbow Cactus is and for Silver Bells is while the PH of soil for Rainbow Cactus is and for Silver Bells is .

Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells Physical Information

Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells physical information is very important for comparison. Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Silver Bells height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells are as follows:

  • Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red

  • Rainbow Cactus leaf color:

  • Silver Bells flower color: White

  • Silver Bells leaf color: Green

Care of Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells

Care of Rainbow Cactus and Silver Bells include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Rainbow Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Silver Bells pruning is done Prune grass to maintain level, 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 Silver Bells needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.