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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Europe, Mediterranean
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America, Brazil

Types

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Echinopsis pachanoi

Number of Varieties

210
0 40000
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Habitat

Open Forest, Terrestrial
shrublands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
12-10

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

460.00 cm15.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

-
-

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
-

Leaf Color in Summer

-
-

Leaf Color in Fall

-
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Round
Succulent

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
-

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Keep ground moist, Keep immersed in water, Requires more often in extreme heat

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

-
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

-
Well drained

Sun Exposure

-
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune to stimulate growth

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
6-12-12 or 5-10-10

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Mealybugs, Red spider mite, Scale insects, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

-
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

-
Bold

Foliage Sheen

-
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Hummingbirds

Allergy

Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes
drowsiness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification, Decorating walls, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health
Aphrodisiac, Tonic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
extracted oil

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for Landscaping

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'
ECHINOPSIS pachanoi

Common Name

Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson
San Pedro

In Hindi

जामुन
सैन पेड्रो

In German

Zwetschgen
Echinopsis pachanoi

In French

prune de Damas
Echinopsis pachanoi

In Spanish

ciruela ciruela
Echinopsis pachanoi

In Greek

κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο
San Pedro κάκτος

In Portuguese

damson ameixa
Wachuma

In Polish

mirabelki
San pedro (kaktus)

In Latin

damson plum
San Pedro

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae
Cactaceae

Genus

Prunus
Echinopsis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

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Trichocereeae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
Cactoideae

Number of Species

40036
1 27800
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Difference Between Damson and San Pedro

If you are confused whether Damson or San Pedro are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Damson and San Pedro Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Damson are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for San Pedro fertilizers required are 6-12-12 or 5-10-10. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Damson and San Pedro if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Damson and San Pedro

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Damson and San Pedro. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Damson and San Pedro as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Damson is anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity and Improve heart health whereas of San Pedro is Aphrodisiac and Tonic. Damson has beauty benefits as follows: while San Pedro has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Damson vs San Pedro

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Damson vs San Pedro and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Damson are Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching and Watery eyes whereas of San Pedro have drowsiness, Nausea and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Damson has showy fruits and San Pedro has no showy fruits. Also Damson is not flowering and San Pedro is not flowering . You can compare Damson and San Pedro facts and facts of other plants too.