Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Spurge
Perennial
Origin
-
North America, Northern Europe, Russia, Siberia
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
-1
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Semi arid regions
Open areas, pine woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99992-6
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
6-1
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
200.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
6.50 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Needle like
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bees, Flies, Insects
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Headache, Mildly painful menstruation, tonic in pregnancy
Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks
Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Wildflower
Botanical Name
PACHYCEREUS weberi
LINNAEA borealis
Common Name
candelabro
Twinflower
In Hindi
candelabro
Twinflower
In German
candelabro
Twinflower
In French
candelabro
Twinflower
In Spanish
candelabro
Twinflower
In Greek
candelabro
Twinflower
In Portuguese
candelabro
Twinflower
In Polish
candelabro
zimoziół
In Latin
candelabro
Twinflower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Dipsacales
Family
Cactaceae
Caprifoliaceae
Genus
Browningia
Linnaea
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Linnaeeae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Linnaeoideae
Number of Species
-1
1
27800
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