Wild Snapdragon

Cactus

About Wild Snapdragon and Cactus

Wild Snapdragon

Cactus

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants

Cactus or Succulent

1.3 Origin

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America

1.4 Types

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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2000

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Desert

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-9

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1.7 AHS Heat Zone

9-1

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1.8 Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

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1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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61.00 cm

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27.55 cm

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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25.40 cm

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3.44 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

Magenta, Red, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Blue Green, Gray Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Blue Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Several shades of Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped

Globe shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Early Summer, Late Spring, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry

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, Alkaline

Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam

Loamy, Sandy, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Bright direct sunlight

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

use all-purpose fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

Aphids, Caterpillars, Cochineal insect, Mealybugs, Nematodes, Red spider mite, Rodent, Root rot, Scale, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Viruses, Worms

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

Not Available

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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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.5 Showy Bark

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

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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

Bumblebees

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Diabetes, Hangover

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Employed in herbal medicine, Fine spines and trichomes are used as fiber for weaving, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used in Furniture

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Feature Plant

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

Cactaceae

7.2 Common Name

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

Cactus

7.2.1 In Hindi

Wild Snapdragon

Naagaphanee

7.2.2 In German

Wilde Snapdragon

Kaktus

7.2.3 In French

Snapdragon sauvage

Cactus

7.2.4 In Spanish

Salvaje Snapdragon

El Cactus

7.2.5 In Greek

άγρια Snapdragon

κάκτος

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Selvagem Snapdragon

cacto

7.2.7 In Polish

Dziki Snapdragon

kaktus

7.2.8 In Latin

Phlox Ferae

Cactus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Dicotyledonae

8.4 Order

Scrophulariales

Caryophyllales

8.5 Family

Scrophulariaceae

Cactaceae

8.6 Genus

Penstemon

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8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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1800

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Properties of Wild Snapdragon and Cactus

Wondering what are the properties of Wild Snapdragon and Cactus? We provide you with everything About Wild Snapdragon and Cactus. Wild Snapdragon doesn't have thorns and Cactus doesn't have thorns. Also Wild Snapdragon does not have fragrant flowers. Wild Snapdragon has allergic reactions like Depression, High blood cholestrol and Pain and Cactus has allergic reactions like Depression, High blood cholestrol and Pain. 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 Wild Snapdragon and Cactus and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Wild Snapdragon and Cactus

Season and care of Wild Snapdragon and Cactus is important to know. While considering everything about Wild Snapdragon and Cactus Care, growing season is an essential factor. Wild Snapdragon season is Spring and Summer and Cactus season is Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Wild Snapdragon is Clay, Loam and for Cactus is Loamy, Sandy, Well drained while the PH of soil for Wild Snapdragon is Neutral, Alkaline and for Cactus is Alkaline.

Wild Snapdragon and Cactus Physical Information

Wild Snapdragon and Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Cactus height is 27.55 cm and width 3.44 cm. The color specification of Wild Snapdragon and Cactus are as follows:

Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green
Cactus flower color: Magenta, Red, White and Yellow
Cactus leaf color: Green

Care of Wild Snapdragon and Cactus

Care of Wild Snapdragon and Cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Wild Snapdragon pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cactus pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally and Remove dead leaves. In summer Wild Snapdragon needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cactus needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.