1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Not Available
Northern Africa, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Echinocereus reichenbachii albertii, Echinocereus reichenbachii fitchii, Echinocereus reichenbachii albispinus
Bitter Almonds, Chinese Almonds, Green Almonds
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Grassland
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
2b, 3b, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
White, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Dark Green, Olive
Green
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
Not Available
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
Not Available
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Budding, Grafting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Do Not over Water, Water Deeply
4.4.2 In Summer
Average Water
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
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Dispose of diseased portions, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
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
Mealybugs, Scale insects
Almond brownline and decline, Almond kernel shrivel, Alternaria Leaf Spot, Hull rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Not Available
Not Available
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
Insects, Not Available
Insects
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Diarrhea, Mild Allergen, Nausea, Swelling in mouth
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
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
Deer resistant
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
Flowers, Fruits
Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
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
Not Available
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Echinocereus reichenbachii
PRUNUS dulcis
7.2 Common Name
Hedgehog Cactus, Lace
Almond, Sweet Almond
7.2.1 In Hindi
Hedgehog cactus
मीठा बादाम
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
hérisson cactus
Amande douce
7.2.4 In Spanish
cactus de erizo
Almendra dulce
7.2.5 In Greek
κάκτος σκαντζόχοιρος
Sweet Almond
7.2.6 In Portuguese
hedgehog cactus
Amêndoas doces
7.2.7 In Polish
jeż kaktus
słodkich migdałów
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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