Stonecrop

Bishop's Cap Cactus

About Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Stonecrop

Bishop's Cap Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Ornamental Plant

1.3 Origin

Central Asia

Not Available

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Barren waste areas, Dry areas, meadows, Roadsides, Sandy stream banks

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-912-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-4

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

5.00 cm25.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green, Sea Green, Blue Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblique base

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

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

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

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

Pollution, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Not Available

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Bees

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Irritation to stomach, Skin irritation

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Reduce Bruises

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Hypotensive, Laxative, Vitamin C

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Sedum acre

Astrophytum myriostigma

7.2 Common Name

Stonecrop

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

Stonecrop

Star Cactus

7.2.2 In German

Stonecrop

Star Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Orpin

Star Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

uva de gato

Star Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Stonecrop

Star Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Stonecrop

Star Cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

rozchodnika

Star Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Sedum

Star Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Saxifragales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Crassulaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Sedum

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Sedeae

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Sedoideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

6006

1 27800

Properties of Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus? We provide you with everything About Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus. Stonecrop doesn't have thorns and Bishop's Cap Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Stonecrop does not have fragrant flowers. Stonecrop has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach and Skin irritation and Bishop's Cap Cactus has allergic reactions like Irritation to stomach and Skin irritation. 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 Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus

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

Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus Physical Information

Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Stonecrop height is 5.00 cm and width Not Available whereas Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus are as follows:

Stonecrop flower color: White and Ivory
Stonecrop leaf color: Light Green, Sea Green and Blue Green
Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Care of Stonecrop and Bishop's Cap Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Stonecrop 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 Stonecrop 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.