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Sand Dollar Cactus
Sand Dollar Cactus




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About Sand Dollar Cactus

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Cactus, Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Texas

Types

Astrophytum asterias

Number of Varieties

3
0 40000
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Habitat

Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

13-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10

Sunset Zone

21,22,23,24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

4.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

-

Fruit Color

Green, Pale Pink

Leaf Color in Spring

-

Leaf Color in Summer

-

Leaf Color in Fall

-

Leaf Color in Winter

-

Shape

Leaf Shape

-

Thorns

-

Season

Plant Season

-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

-

Growth Rate

-

Type of Soil

-

The pH of Soil

-

Soil Drainage

-

Bloom Time

-

Repeat Bloomer

-

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-

Soil Type

-

Soil Drainage Capacity

-

Sun Exposure

-

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

91% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

-

Edible Fruit

-

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

-

Fragrant Fruit

-

Fragrant Leaf

-

Fragrant Bark/Stem

-

Showy Foliage

-

Showy Bark

-

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

-

Evergreen

3% - Cactus Garden Plants

Invasive

-

Self-Sowing

-

Attracts

pollinators

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

51% - Cactus Garden Plants

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

54% - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Cactus Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

-

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Astrophytum asterias

Common Name

Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus

In Hindi

रेत डॉलर कैक्टस

In German

Sand Dollar Cactus

In French

Sand Dollar Cactus

In Spanish

Sand Dollar Cactus

In Greek

Sand Dollar Cactus

In Portuguese

Cacto do dólar de areia

In Polish

Sand Dollar Cactus

In Latin

Sand Dollar Cactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Cactaceae

Genus

Astrophytum

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Cacteae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

6
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Sand Dollar Cactus

Want to know the properties of Sand Dollar Cactus? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Sand Dollar Cactus is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Sand Dollar Cactus Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Sand Dollar Cactus Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Sand Dollar Cactus. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Sand Dollar Cactus physical information is as follows: tall and wide. Its leaf shape is . Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color:
  • Leaf color:

Care of Sand Dollar Cactus

Taking Sand Dollar Cactus Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Sand Dollar Cactus include pruning, which should be done . The watering done in summer is and in winter is . It needs for its proper growth.

Season and care of Sand Dollar Cactus

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Sand Dollar Cactus is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a plant. Sand Dollar Cactus is a very important plant from Cactus. There are varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: . This plant's habitat is and it comes in the hardiness zone . If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.