Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Origin
Western United States, Mexico
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Types
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Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Number of Varieties
-15
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-1
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Sunset Zone
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm7.60 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
Flower Color Modifier
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-
Fruit Color
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Purple, Purplish Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Several shades of Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Winter
Several shades of Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
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Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
-
-
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
Digestive Problems
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hangover
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
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Other Uses
Jam
Decoration Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
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Botanical Name
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Common Name
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
In Hindi
Cardenche
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In German
Cardenche
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In French
Cactus rustique
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Spanish
Cardenche
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
In Greek
Cardenche
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Portuguese
Cardenche
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Polish
Cardenche
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
In Latin
Cardenche
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Dicotyledonae
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
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Echinocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
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Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
-30
1
27800
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