1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Fruit
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Southeastern Asia
South America, Brazil
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Rocky areas, Terrestrial, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
610.00 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
610.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Rose, Violet
Red, Magenta, Crimson
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Not Available, Pale Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Frost
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Ample Water
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Fertilize every year
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Semi-Double
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Kidney Stone
breathing problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
AVERRHOA carambola
Hatiora gaertneri
7.2 Common Name
Carambola, Starfruit
Whitsun cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
carambola पेड़
ईस्टर कैक्टस
7.2.2 In German
Sternfrucht Baum
Osterkaktus
7.2.3 In French
arbre carambole
cactus de Pâques
7.2.4 In Spanish
árbol de carambola
cactus de Pascua
7.2.5 In Greek
carambola δέντρο
Πάσχα κάκτος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
árvore de carambola
cacto Páscoa
7.2.7 In Polish
karambola drzewo
Wielkanocny kaktus
7.2.8 In Latin
carambola ligno
Pascha Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Oxalidales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Rhipsalideae
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species