Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
-
Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus
Number of Varieties
81
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Rocky areas
Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
2-78-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
12-8
Sunset Zone
21,22
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Pink
Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Insects
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
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
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Insects
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Corydalis
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Sedative
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CORYDALIS sempervirens
CORYPHANTHA
Common Name
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
Pima Pineapple
In Hindi
Capnoides
Pima अनानस
In German
Capnoides
Pima Ananas
In French
capnoides
Pima ananas
In Spanish
Capnoides
Pima piña
In Greek
Capnoides
Pima Ανανάς
In Portuguese
Capnoides
Pima Pineapple
In Polish
Capnoides
Pima Ananas
In Latin
capnoides
Pineapple Pima
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Tracheophyta
Class
Agaricomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Agaricales
Caryophyllales
Family
Fumariaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Hypholoma
Coryphantha
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Fumarieae
Cacteae
Subfamily
Fumarioideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
11
1
27800
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