1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Fruit
1.3 Origin
Mexico
Northern Africa, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Bitter Almonds, Chinese Almonds, Green Almonds
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Rocky areas, Well Drained
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3b, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm760.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm760.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Brown
White, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Not Available
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Light Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
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
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
Budding, Grafting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Do Not over Water, Water Deeply
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
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Heading cuts, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Thinning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 12-12-12 amounts
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Almond brownline and decline, Almond kernel shrivel, Alternaria Leaf Spot, Hull rot
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
Not Available
Diarrhea, Mild Allergen, Nausea, Swelling in mouth
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bonsai, Mixed Border
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Acne, Blackheads, Good for skin, Moisturizing, Prevents greying of hair
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
Antiemetic, Antitumor, Emollient, Nutritive, Pectoral
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Blended with water to make almond milk, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used for making dark grey to green dye, Used for producing cooking oil
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ECHINOCACTUS grusonii
PRUNUS dulcis
7.2 Common Name
golden barrel cactus
golden ball
mother-in-law's cushion
Almond, Sweet Almond
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
goldene Kugel
Süße Mandel
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
bola de oro
Almendra dulce
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
bola de ouro
Amêndoas doces
7.2.7 In Polish
Złota piłka
słodkich migdałów
7.2.8 In Latin
Aurea Ball
Almond Pulchra
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
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
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species