About Sand Dollar Cactus

Sand Dollar Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Cactus, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Texas

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

13-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22,23,24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Red, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pale Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Not Applicable

2.4 Thorns

Not Available

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Not Available

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

Not Available

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

90% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

Not Available

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

Not Available

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

Not Available

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

Not Available

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

Not Available

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

Not Available

5.4 Showy Foliage

Not Available

5.5 Showy Bark

Not Available

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

2% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

Not Available

5.10 Self-Sowing

Not Available

5.11 Attracts

pollinators

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

51% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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53% - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Cactus Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.5 Garden Design

Not Available

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Astrophytum asterias

7.2 Common Name

Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

रेत डॉलर कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Cacto do dólar de areia

7.2.7 In Polish

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Sand Dollar Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

1 27800

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 Not Available. Sand Dollar Cactus Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use: Not Available
Part of plant used: Flowers

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.

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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: Not Available tall and Not Available wide. Its leaf shape is Not Applicable. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Red and Yellow
Leaf color: Not Available

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 Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Not Available for its proper growth.

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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 Perennial plant. Sand Dollar Cactus is a very important plant from . There are Not Available varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Not Available. This plant's habitat is Desert, In desert grasslands and Rocky areas and it comes in the hardiness zone 13-15. 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.