Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent, Flowering Plants
Origin
Europe
Mexico
Types
Detroit Dark Red Beet, Early Wonder Tall Beet
Epiphyllum hybrids
Number of Varieties
3200
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Tropical rainforest
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-109-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
11-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm6.78 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Green
Red, Orange, Magenta, Orange Red
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Tan
Purple, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Spinach Type
Long linear and narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Heat And Humidity
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From Rhizomes, Leaf Cutting, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Needs watering once a week
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loamy, Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Requires little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-15-10 amounts, Fertilize the soil before planting
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat And Humidity
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Ants, Mice
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Sore Throat, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Blood disorders, Cardiovascular problems, High blood pressure, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Weight management and satiety
-
Part of Plant Used
Root, Stem
Whole plant
Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Vegetable
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
BETA vulgaris 'Golden Detroit'
DISOCACTUS ackermannii
Common Name
Beet, Golden Detroit Beet
Orchid Cactus
In Hindi
चुकंदर
आर्किड कैक्टस
In German
Rübe
Orchid cactus
In French
betterave
Cactus Orchid
In Spanish
remolacha
cactus orquídea
In Greek
παντζάρι
ορχιδέα κάκτος
In Portuguese
beterraba
Orchid cactus
In Polish
buraczany
Orchid kaktus
In Latin
cui pendens sicula beta
Orchid cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Caryophyllidae
Magnoliopsida
Order
-
Caryophyllales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Beta
Disocactus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Hylocereeae
Subfamily
-
Cactoideae
Number of Species
2820
1
27800
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