Sausage Tree

Blue Barrel

About Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel

Sausage Tree

Blue Barrel

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 68 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Riverine forest, wooded grassland

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-12

12-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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1,220.00 cm

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40.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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910.00 cm

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13.00 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

Dark Red, Tan

Yellow, Magenta

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan

Pink, Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Pinnate

Not Available

2.4 Thorns

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63% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs a lot of water initially

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

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, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

No pruning needed

4.8 Fertilizers

Balanced liquid fertilizer monthly

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Leaf spot, Mealybugs, Rust

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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32% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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25% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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21% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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40% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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11% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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10% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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60% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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41% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5% List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Not Available

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Poisonous when unripe

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Slow downs aging

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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Insignificant

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Gynaecological, Malaria, STDs

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Dried seeds, Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used to flavour beer, Used to produce a red dye

Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Tropical

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KIGELIA africana

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

7.2 Common Name

Sausage Tree

Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sausage Tree

Blue barrel cactus

7.2.2 In German

Sausage Tree

Blau Faßkaktus

7.2.3 In French

saucisse Arbre

Bleu barrel cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Árbol de salchicha

biznaga Azul

7.2.5 In Greek

λουκάνικο δέντρο

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Árvore de salsicha

cacto de tambor azul

7.2.7 In Polish

kiełbasa Drzewo

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

farciminis ligno

Blue Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Bignoniaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Kaempferia

Echinocactus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Tecomeae

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cactaceae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel

Wondering what are the properties of Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel? We provide you with everything About Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel. Sausage Tree doesn't have thorns and Blue Barrel doesn't have thorns. Also Sausage Tree does not have fragrant flowers. Sausage Tree has allergic reactions like Poisonous when unripe and Blue Barrel has allergic reactions like Poisonous when unripe. 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 Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel

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

Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel Physical Information

Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel physical information is very important for comparison. Sausage Tree height is 1,220.00 cm and width 910.00 cm whereas Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm. The color specification of Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel are as follows:

Sausage Tree flower color: Dark Red and Tan
Sausage Tree leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available

Care of Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel

Care of Sausage Tree and Blue Barrel include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sausage Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Barrel pruning is done No pruning needed. In summer Sausage Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Barrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.