Ubi

Rainbow Cactus

About Ubi and Rainbow Cactus

Ubi

Rainbow Cactus

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub

Origin

Asia

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

Number of Varieties

10015

0 40000

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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10*1

Sunset Zone

21,22

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

6.56 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

61.00 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Gold

Purple, Purplish Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water

In Summer

Average Water

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Flies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

Insignificant

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DIOSCOREA alata

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Common Name

Purple Sweet Potato, Purple Yam, Ubi, Uhi, Water Yam, White Yam, Winged Yam

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

In Hindi

Hydrangea

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In German

Hortensie

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In French

Hortensia

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Spanish

Hortensia

Dasyacanthus echinocereus

In Greek

υδραγεία

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Polish

Hortensja

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Latin

Hibiscus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Family

Dioscoreaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Echinocereus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

-30

1 27800

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Properties of Ubi and Rainbow Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Ubi and Rainbow Cactus? We provide you with everything About Ubi and Rainbow Cactus. Ubi doesn't have thorns and Rainbow Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Ubi does not have fragrant flowers. Ubi has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Rainbow Cactus has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Ubi and Rainbow Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Ubi and Rainbow Cactus

Season and care of Ubi and Rainbow Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Ubi and Rainbow Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Ubi season is Spring and Summer and Rainbow Cactus season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Ubi is Clay, Loam and for Rainbow Cactus is while the PH of soil for Ubi is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Rainbow Cactus is .

Ubi and Rainbow Cactus Physical Information

Ubi and Rainbow Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Ubi height is 6.56 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Ubi and Rainbow Cactus are as follows:

Ubi flower color: Brown and Sandy Brown
Ubi leaf color: Green
Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red
Rainbow Cactus leaf color:

Care of Ubi and Rainbow Cactus

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