Sand Dollar Cactus

Sunflower

About Sand Dollar Cactus and Sunflower

Sand Dollar Cactus

Sunflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus, Flowering Plants

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Texas

North America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 59 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

13-15

3-10

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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8.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.46 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

Red, Yellow

Brown, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

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Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pale Pink

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

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Dark Green, Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Not Applicable

Oval

2.4 Thorns

Not Available

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

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Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

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Bright direct sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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Dry, Light, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

Acidic, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

Not Available

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Not Available

Acidic, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

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Dry, Light, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Not Available

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs

Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

pollinators

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

Pulmonary afflictions

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Astrophytum asterias

Helianths Annuus

7.2 Common Name

Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus

Sunflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

रेत डॉलर कैक्टस

Sūrajamukhī

7.2.2 In German

Sand Dollar Cactus

Sonnenblume

7.2.3 In French

Sand Dollar Cactus

Tournesol

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sand Dollar Cactus

Girasol

7.2.5 In Greek

Sand Dollar Cactus

ηλιοτρόπιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cacto do dólar de areia

Girassol

7.2.7 In Polish

Sand Dollar Cactus

słonecznik

7.2.8 In Latin

Sand Dollar Cactus

Helianthus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Asterales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Asteraceae

8.6 Genus

Astrophytum

Heilanthus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

Heliantheae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

Helianthodeae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sand Dollar Cactus and Sunflower

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

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Season and Care of Sand Dollar Cactus and Sunflower

Season and care of Sand Dollar Cactus and Sunflower is important to know. While considering everything about Sand Dollar Cactus and Sunflower Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sand Dollar Cactus season is Not Available and Sunflower season is Not Available. The type of soil for Sand Dollar Cactus is Not Available and for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained while the PH of soil for Sand Dollar Cactus is Not Available and for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline.

Sand Dollar Cactus and Sunflower Physical Information

Sand Dollar Cactus and Sunflower physical information is very important for comparison. Sand Dollar Cactus height is Not Available and width Not Available whereas Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm. The color specification of Sand Dollar Cactus and Sunflower are as follows:

Sand Dollar Cactus flower color: Red and Yellow
Sand Dollar Cactus leaf color: Not Available
Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Sand Dollar Cactus and Sunflower

Care of Sand Dollar Cactus and Sunflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sand Dollar Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning. In summer Sand Dollar Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.