Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean
South-Central United States
Types
Astrophytum ornatum, Echinocactus grusonii, Echinocactus grusonii
Penstemon digitalis, Penstemon barbatus, Penstemon heterophyllus
Number of Varieties
6200
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40000
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Habitat
Desert
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
12-155-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-1
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
No Available
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Orange
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Lemon yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water frequently
Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
-
Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Bedding Plant, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
FEROCACTUS
PENSTEMON cobaea
Common Name
barrel cactus
Beardtongue
In Hindi
barrel cactus
Beardtongue
In German
Fass-Kaktus-
Bartfaden
In French
Barrel cactus
beardtongue
In Spanish
biznaga
beardtongue
In Greek
βαρέλι κάκτος
Beardtongue
In Portuguese
Barrel cactus
Beardtongue
In Polish
cactus Barrel
Beardtongue
In Latin
cactus
ursus lingua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Lamiales
Family
Cactaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Ferocactus
Penstemon
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10261
1
27800
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