Saguaro

Firewheel

About Saguaro and Firewheel

Saguaro

Firewheel

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus

Shrub

1.3 Origin

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Southeastern United States, South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Gaillardia pulchella var. Australis Gaillardia pulchella var. Picta

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Not Available

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert

Brushlands, damp meadows, gardens, Grassland, Shaded sites

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-12

Not Available

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-14

12 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

45.70 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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150.00 cm

Rank: 74 (Overall)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Green

Yellow, Red

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Red

Black

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Succulent

Irregular

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Slow

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Needs small amount of water

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry

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

Neutral

Alkaline, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Pests and diseases free

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Double

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, pollinators

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Rheumatism

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as firewood, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall

Cottage garden, Edging, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Carnegiea gigantea

GAILLARDIA pulchella 'Baltoredem'

7.2 Common Name

Saguaro

Firewheel

7.2.1 In Hindi

Saguaro

Firewheel

7.2.2 In German

Saguaro

Feuerrad

7.2.3 In French

Saguaro

Firewheel

7.2.4 In Spanish

Saguaro

Firewheel

7.2.5 In Greek

Saguaro

Firewheel

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Saguaro

Firewheel

7.2.7 In Polish

Saguaro

Firewheel

7.2.8 In Latin

Saguaro

Firewheel

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Not Available

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Carnegiea

Gaillardia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Campanuliden, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Pachycereeae

Embryophyta

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Thyme)

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Properties of Saguaro and Firewheel

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

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Season and Care of Saguaro and Firewheel

Season and care of Saguaro and Firewheel is important to know. While considering everything about Saguaro and Firewheel Care, growing season is an essential factor. Saguaro season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Firewheel season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Saguaro is Loam, Sand and for Firewheel is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Saguaro is Neutral and for Firewheel is Neutral, Alkaline.

Saguaro and Firewheel Physical Information

Saguaro and Firewheel physical information is very important for comparison. Saguaro height is 910.00 cm and width 150.00 cm whereas Firewheel height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Saguaro and Firewheel are as follows:

Saguaro flower color: White and Green
Saguaro leaf color: Not Available
Firewheel flower color: Yellow and Red
Firewheel leaf color: Gray Green

Care of Saguaro and Firewheel

Care of Saguaro and Firewheel include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Saguaro pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Firewheel pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Saguaro needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Firewheel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.