1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Shrub
Cactus or Succulent
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Western United States, Mexico
1.4 Types
Epigeal, Hypogeal
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Coastal sand dunes, Wild
Desert
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Orange
Magenta, Rose, Burgundy, Bronze
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Not Available
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Several shades of Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
reseeds, root cutting
Grafting, Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the Soil well drained
Does not require lot of watering, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when soil is dry
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
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
5.12 Allergy
Kidney Disease
Digestive Problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Hanging Basket
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Diabetes, Hangover
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Basketary, Edible seed
Jam, Not Available
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
COTYLEDON
CYLINDROPUNTIA imbricata
7.2 Common Name
Pig's ear, Dog's ear
Cane Cholla, Walking Stick Cholla, Tree Cholla, Chainlink Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Cotyledon
Cactus rustique
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
κοτυληδών kotylēdōn
Cardenche
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Dicotyledonae
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Cotyledon L.
Not Available
8.7 Clade
Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Cactoideae, Maihueniodeae, Opuntioideae, Pereskioideae
8.10 Number of Species