Sunflower

Red Pitaya

About Sunflower and Red Pitaya

Sunflower

Red Pitaya

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Cactus, Fruit

1.3 Origin

North America

Caribbean, Central America

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

Hylocereus undatus, Hylocereus costaricensis, Hylocereus megalanthus

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Dry areas, Open areas, Prairies

Rocky areas, Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

11-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-9

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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8.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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2.46 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

240.00 cm

Rank: 64 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

White, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Red

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Toothed

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, reseeds, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs, Keep the Soil well drained

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune ocassionally, Requires little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Alternaria leaf blight, Apical chlorosis, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis head rot, Charcoal rot, Crown gall, Downy mildew, Erwinia stalk rot, Fusarium stalk rot, Fusarium wilt, head rot, Phialophora yellows, Stem spot

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Semi-Double

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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9% Most Useful Shrub Plants 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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55% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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7% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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22% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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14% Most Useful Shrub Plants 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% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Cactus Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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52% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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47% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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11% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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7% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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6% Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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13% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes, Itchy eyes

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

As decorated salad, Beautification

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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51% Cactus Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Pulmonary afflictions

Antidiabetic, Appetite enhancer, increase memory, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

As Fertilizers, Economic Purpose, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

Not Available

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

Bedding Plant, Bonsai, Container, Edging, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Vegetable

Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

HYLOCEREUS undatus

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Pitahaya, Dragon fruit, Night blooming Cereus, Strawberry Pear, Belle of the Night, Cinderella Plant, Jesus in the Cradle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

Red Pitaya

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Drachenfrucht, Distelbirne

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

pitaya, fruit du dragon, cierge-lézard, poire de chardon

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

pitahaya roja (Colombia, Mexico, Venezuela); flor de caliz, pitajava (Puerto Rico); junco, junco tapatio, pitahaya orejona, reina de la noche, tasajo (Mexico)

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Φρούτο του δράκου (fruto tu draku)

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

pitaia, cato-barse, cardo-ananaz, rainha da noite

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

Red Pitaya

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

Red Pitaya

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Heilanthus

Hylocereus

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Heliantheae

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Helianthodeae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sunflower and Red Pitaya

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Red Pitaya? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Red Pitaya. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Red Pitaya doesn't have thorns. Also Sunflower does not have fragrant flowers. Sunflower has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes and Red Pitaya has allergic reactions like Runny nose, Red eyes, Watery eyes, Sore eyes and Itchy eyes. 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 Sunflower and Red Pitaya and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Red Pitaya

Season and care of Sunflower and Red Pitaya is important to know. While considering everything about Sunflower and Red Pitaya Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sunflower season is Summer and Red Pitaya season is Summer. The type of soil for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained and for Red Pitaya is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline and for Red Pitaya is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Sunflower and Red Pitaya Physical Information

Sunflower and Red Pitaya physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Red Pitaya height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Sunflower and Red Pitaya are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Red Pitaya flower color: White and Gold
Red Pitaya leaf color: Not Available

Care of Sunflower and Red Pitaya

Care of Sunflower and Red Pitaya include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Red Pitaya pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sunflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Pitaya needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.