Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Herbs
Origin
North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America
Europe, Asia
Types
-
Admiral Pepper,Bell Pepper,Mohawk Pepper,Yolo Wonder Pepper
Number of Varieties
2150
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical regions
Cropland, Oil fields, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
-
Sunset Zone
-
-
Habit
-
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Ivory, White
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
-
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Container, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Average Water Needs
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
-
Botanical Name
Hatiora salicornioides
CARDAMINE hirsuta
Common Name
dancing bones cactus, drunkard's dream, spice cactus
Hairy Bittercress
In Hindi
Hatiora
बालों वाली Bittercress
In German
Hatiora
Hairy Bittercress
In French
Hatiora
Bittercress Poilu
In Spanish
Hatiora
Bittercress Peludo
In Greek
Hatiora
τριχωτές Bittercress
In Portuguese
Hatiora
Bittercress cabeludo
In Polish
hatiora
włochaty Bittercress
In Latin
Hatiora
pilosus bittercress
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Brassicales
Family
Cactaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Hatiora
Cardamine
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Rhipsalideae
-
Subfamily
Cactoideae
-
Number of Species
3100
1
27800
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