Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Perennial
Origin
North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Echinocactus parryi, Echinocactus texensis
Lamium galeobdolon
Number of Varieties
5015
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40000
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Habitat
Desert, Gravels, Sandy areas
Forest margins
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
8-1
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Magenta
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Spreading mass
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Slow
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Runners
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
cut main flower spike
Fertilizers
fertilize in summer, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring, Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Spider mites
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, Mealybugs, Spider Mites
Bees, Insects
Allergy
Skin cuts
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
ECHINOCACTUS
LAMIASTRUM galeobdolon
Common Name
Golden barrel cactus, Golden ball
Yellow Archangel
In Hindi
echinocactus
पीला महादूत
In German
echinocactus
Yellow Archangel
In French
echinocactus
Archange Jaune
In Spanish
echinocactus
Arcángel amarillo
In Greek
Echinocactus
κίτρινο Αρχάγγελος
In Portuguese
Echinocactus
Arcanjo amarelo
In Polish
Echinocactus
żółty Archanioła
In Latin
Echinocactus
Yellow Archangeli
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Lamiales
Family
Cactaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Echinocactus
Lamium
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cacteae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
115
1
27800
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