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Blue Barrel
Blue Barrel

Coleus
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Cactus or Succulent
Shrub

Origin

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Eastern Asia, Malaysia

Types

Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus
Plectranthus scutellarioides

Number of Varieties

29150
0 40000
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Habitat

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert
gardens, Subtropical climates, tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

12-1511-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-10
-

Sunset Zone

12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
-

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Bushy, Evergreen

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

40.00 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

13.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Magenta
-

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

Pink, Red
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Red, Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Red, Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Red, Green, Purple

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Red, Green, Purple

Shape

Leaf Shape

-
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Slow
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Damp

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully
Requires a lot of watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Ample Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Damp

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

-
cut main flower spike, Cut or pinch the stems

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Full-strength liquid fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Downy mildew, Red blotch, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Wet Site

Facts

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

Bold
Fine

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges

Beauty Benefits

-
Weightloss

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover, Soil protection, soil stabilisation

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Asthma, Glaucoma, High blood pressure, Liver Protection, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Leaves

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius
Plectranthus scutellarioides

Common Name

Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo
Coleus, Painted nettle

In Hindi

Blue barrel cactus
Coleus

In German

Blau Faßkaktus
Buntnessel

In French

Bleu barrel cactus
Vieux garçon

In Spanish

biznaga Azul
coleo

In Greek

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος
Coleus

In Portuguese

cacto de tambor azul
cóleus

In Polish

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus
Coleus

In Latin

Blue Cactus
Coleus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Lamiales

Family

Cactaceae
Lamiaceae

Genus

Echinocactus
Coleus

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cacteae
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Subfamily

Cactaceae
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Number of Species

29150
1 27800
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Difference Between Blue Barrel and Coleus

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Importance of Blue Barrel and Coleus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Blue Barrel and Coleus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Blue Barrel and Coleus as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Blue Barrel is whereas of Coleus is Asthma, Glaucoma, High blood pressure, Liver Protection and Weight loss. Blue Barrel has beauty benefits as follows: while Coleus has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Blue Barrel vs Coleus

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Blue Barrel vs Coleus and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Blue Barrel are whereas of Coleus have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Blue Barrel has no showy fruits and Coleus has no showy fruits. Also Blue Barrel is flowering and Coleus is not flowering . You can compare Blue Barrel and Coleus facts and facts of other plants too.