1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Flowering Plants, Tree
1.3 Origin
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1.4 Types
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1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Loamy soils, Rocky areas, Sandhills
old gardens
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
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1.8 Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Multi-Color
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
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
Not Available
Fall, Spring, Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
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Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
occasional watering once established
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 15-5-15
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
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5.12 Allergy
no allergic reactions
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes, Used in parkland
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
antihelmintic, anti-inflammatory, Arthritis, constipation, hemiplagia, Inflammation
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Seeds
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Grown for shade, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Pachycereus pringlei
Delonix regia
7.2 Common Name
Cardon, Mexican giant cardon, elephant cactus
Gulmohar, Royal Poinciana
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Cardon
wianowłostka królewska
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Pachycereeae
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8.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae
Caesalpinioideae
8.10 Number of Species