Sourwood

Bishop's Cap Cactus

About Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Sourwood

Bishop's Cap Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tree

Ornamental Plant

1.3 Origin

Southeastern United States

Not Available

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Canopy

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-912-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-3

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Pyramidal

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

460.00 cm25.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

370.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Orange Red

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblong to ablanceolate

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

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

Acidic

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Not Available

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrate based fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Beetles

Mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Hair Conditioner, Skin Problems

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cardiac, Diuretic, Refrigerant, Tonic

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

It is a remedy for treating fevers, Used in making tea, Used in treatment of mouth ulcers

Not Available

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, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OXYDENDRUM arboreum

Astrophytum myriostigma

7.2 Common Name

Sourwood

Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sourwood

Star Cactus

7.2.2 In German

Sourwood

Star Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Sourwood

Star Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Sourwood

Star Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Sourwood

Star Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Sourwood

Star Cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

Sourwood

Star Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Sourwood

Star Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Ericales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Ericaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Oxydendrum

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Oxydendreae

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Vaccinioideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

1 27800

Properties of Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus? We provide you with everything About Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus. Sourwood doesn't have thorns and Bishop's Cap Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Sourwood does not have fragrant flowers. Sourwood has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Bishop's Cap Cactus has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. 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 Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Season and care of Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sourwood season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Bishop's Cap Cactus season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Sourwood is Clay, Loam and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Sourwood is Acidic and for Bishop's Cap Cactus is Not Available.

Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus Physical Information

Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Sourwood height is 460.00 cm and width 370.00 cm whereas Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus are as follows:

Sourwood flower color: White
Sourwood leaf color: Green
Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Care of Sourwood and Bishop's Cap Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sourwood pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bishop's Cap Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sourwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bishop's Cap Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.