Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Origin
Mediterranean
Mexico, Texas
Types
Blue Anemone, Greek Windflower, Carolina Anemone, Chinese Anemone
Astrophytum asterias
Number of Varieties
1503
0
40000
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Habitat
Wild
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-1213-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-5
12-10
Sunset Zone
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
5.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm4.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Sky Blue
Red, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
-
Green, Pale Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Compound
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Average
-
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Salt
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
-
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
-
Pruning
Prune prior to new growth, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Botrytis collar rot, Crown gall, Cucumber mosaic, Downy mildew, Impatiens necrotic spot, Leaf curl, Phytophthora, Rhizoctonia crown rot, Root rot, Rust, Sclerotinia blight, Southern blight
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
pollinators
Allergy
Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Asthma, Cough, Gout, Menstrual Disorders, Stomach pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
-
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
-
Botanical Name
ANEMONE 'Harmony Blue'( HARMONY SERIES)
Astrophytum asterias
Common Name
Anemone, Harmony Blue Anemone
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
In Hindi
रत्नज्योति
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
In German
Anemone
Sand Dollar Cactus
In French
Anémone
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Spanish
Anémona
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Greek
ανεμώνη
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Portuguese
Relutantemente
Cacto do dólar de areia
In Polish
Zawilec
Sand Dollar Cactus
In Latin
VivoSocial
Sand Dollar Cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Caryophyllales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Anemone
Astrophytum
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cacteae
Subfamily
-
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1506
1
27800
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