1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, Central America, Northern America, South America
1.4 Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Not Available
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
27.55 cm
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
3.44 cm
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0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Magenta, Red, White, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Several shades of Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Several shades of Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Globe shaped
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
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, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
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
Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy, Sandy, Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
4.7 Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
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
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Not Available
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Not Available
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
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
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
Diabetes, Hangover
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
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
Feature Plant
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Cactaceae
7.2 Common Name
Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
Naagaphanee
7.2.2 In German
Kaktus
7.2.3 In French
Cactus
7.2.4 In Spanish
El Cactus
7.2.5 In Greek
κάκτος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
cacto
7.2.7 In Polish
kaktus
7.2.8 In Latin
Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Dicotyledonae
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Cactaceae
8.6 Genus
Not Available
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
8.10 Number of Species
1800
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