Sunflower

Sand Dollar Cactus

About Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus

Sunflower

Sand Dollar Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Cactus, Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

North America

Mexico, Texas

1.4 Types

Helianthus annuus, Heliantheae,

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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

Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10

13-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

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

21,22,23,24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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8.50 cm

Rank: 100 (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)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Brown, Yellow

Red, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

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2.2.3 Fruit Color

Black, Chocolate, Ivory

Green, Pale Pink

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

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2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

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2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

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2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

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2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

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2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

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3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Bright direct sunlight

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3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

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3.2.3 Type of Soil

Dry, Light, Well drained

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3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Alkaline

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3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

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3.2.6 Bloom Time

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

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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

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4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

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

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, Alkaline

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4.5.2 Soil Type

Dry, Light, Well drained

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4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

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4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

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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

Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

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5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

pollinators

5.12 Allergy

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

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Beautification, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Pulmonary afflictions

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds, Stem

Flowers

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

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

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

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Helianths Annuus

Astrophytum asterias

7.2 Common Name

Sunflower

Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Sūrajamukhī

रेत डॉलर कैक्टस

7.2.2 In German

Sonnenblume

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Tournesol

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Girasol

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

ηλιοτρόπιο

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Girassol

Cacto do dólar de areia

7.2.7 In Polish

słonecznik

Sand Dollar Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Helianthus

Sand Dollar Cactus

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

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

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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 Sand Dollar Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus? We provide you with everything About Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus. Sunflower doesn't have thorns and Sand Dollar Cactus 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 Sand Dollar Cactus 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 Sand Dollar Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus

Season and care of Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Sunflower season is Summer and Sand Dollar Cactus season is Summer. The type of soil for Sunflower is Dry, Light, Well drained and for Sand Dollar Cactus is Not Available while the PH of soil for Sunflower is Acidic, Alkaline and for Sand Dollar Cactus is Not Available.

Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus Physical Information

Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Sunflower height is 8.50 cm and width 2.46 cm whereas Sand Dollar Cactus height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus are as follows:

Sunflower flower color: Brown and Yellow
Sunflower leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Sand Dollar Cactus flower color: Red and Yellow
Sand Dollar Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus

Care of Sunflower and Sand Dollar Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sunflower pruning is done Prune ocassionally and Requires little pruning and Sand Dollar Cactus 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 Sand Dollar Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.