Sweet Almond

Bishop's Cap Cactus

About Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Sweet Almond

Bishop's Cap Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Fruit

Ornamental Plant

1.3 Origin

Northern Africa, Western Asia

Not Available

1.4 Types

Bitter Almonds, Chinese Almonds, Green Almonds

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary

Desert, Semi desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

5-812-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

2b, 3b, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21

21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

760.00 cm25.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

760.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink

Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Not Available

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Light Green, Yellow green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Egg-shaped

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Fall

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Not Available

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Not Available

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Not Available

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting

Cuttings, Stem Cutting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Water Deeply

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

Neutral

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

Not Available

4.7 Pruning

Heading cuts, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Apply 12-12-12 amounts

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Almond brownline and decline, Almond kernel shrivel, Alternaria Leaf Spot, Hull rot

Mealy bugs

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Not Available

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

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

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Insects

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Diarrhea, Mild Allergen, Nausea, Swelling in mouth

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Acne, Blackheads, Good for skin, Moisturizing, Prevents greying of hair

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Antiemetic, Antitumor, Emollient, Nutritive, Pectoral

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Stem

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Blended with water to make almond milk, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used for making dark grey to green dye, Used for producing cooking oil

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Bedding Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PRUNUS dulcis

Astrophytum myriostigma

7.2 Common Name

Almond, Sweet Almond

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

7.2.1 In Hindi

मीठा बादाम

Star Cactus

7.2.2 In German

Süße Mandel

Star Cactus

7.2.3 In French

Amande douce

Star Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Almendra dulce

Star Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

Sweet Almond

Star Cactus

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Amêndoas doces

Star Cactus

7.2.7 In Polish

słodkich migdałów

Star Cactus

7.2.8 In Latin

Almond Pulchra

Star Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Rosaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Prunus

Astrophytum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Amygdaleae

Cacteae

8.9 Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Cactoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA6

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus? We provide you with everything About Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus. Sweet Almond doesn't have thorns and Bishop's Cap Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Almond does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Almond has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Mild Allergen, Nausea and Swelling in mouth and Bishop's Cap Cactus has allergic reactions like Diarrhea, Mild Allergen, Nausea and Swelling in mouth. 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 Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus

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

Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus Physical Information

Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Almond height is 760.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Bishop's Cap Cactus height is 25.00 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus are as follows:

Sweet Almond flower color: White and Light Pink
Sweet Almond leaf color: Light Green
Bishop's Cap Cactus flower color: Yellow
Bishop's Cap Cactus leaf color: Not Available

Care of Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus

Care of Sweet Almond and Bishop's Cap Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Almond pruning is done Heading cuts, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Thinning and Bishop's Cap Cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Sweet Almond 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.