Red Buckeye

Bishop's Cap Cactus

About Red Buckeye and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Red Buckeye

Bishop's Cap Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Ornamental Plant

1.3 Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Not Available

1.4 Types

Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-912-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

370.00 cm25.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

300.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Needs very little water

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead branches

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf Blotch

Mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Bedding Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

AESCULUS pavia

Astrophytum myriostigma

7.2 Common Name

Red Buckeye

Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Buckeye

Star Cactus

7.2.2 In German

Red Buckeye

Star Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Red Buckeye

Star Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

rojo castaño de Indias

Star Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

κόκκινο Buckeye

Star Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Buckeye

Star Cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Buckeye

Star Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Red Buckeye

Star Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Sapindales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Hippocastanaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Aesculus

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Red Buckeye and Bishop's Cap Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Red Buckeye and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Season and care of Red Buckeye and Bishop's Cap Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Red Buckeye and Bishop's Cap Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Buckeye season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Bishop's Cap Cactus season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Red Buckeye is Clay, Loam and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Red Buckeye is Acidic, Neutral and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available.

Red Buckeye and Bishop's Cap Cactus Physical Information

Red Buckeye and Bishop's Cap Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Red Buckeye height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Red Buckeye and Bishop's Cap Cactus are as follows:

Red Buckeye flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange Red
Red Buckeye leaf color: Dark Green
Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Red Buckeye and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Care of Red Buckeye and Bishop's Cap Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Buckeye pruning is done Remove dead branches and Bishop's Cap Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Red Buckeye needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bishop's Cap Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.