Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Grass
Origin
South America, Brazil
North America, United States, Western United States, Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
-
Grasses
Number of Varieties
01
0
40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas, rocky outcrops, Sandy areas
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-153-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
9 - 5
Sunset Zone
H2, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
760.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Violet
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Purple, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer
Summer, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings, Vegetative
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs less watering
Medium
In Summer
Regular watering required
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Beetles, Grasshoppers
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Fruit Bats, Moths, pollinators
Butterflies
Allergy
Toxic
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for birds
Air purification, Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Cuts
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Whole plant
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used in construction, Used to feed livestock
Used to feed livestock
Used As Indoor Plant
Showy
Sometimes
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Landscape, Rock Garden, Showy Tree, Wall
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
CEREUS jamacaru
BOUTELOUA gracilis
Common Name
mandacaru, cardeiro, Night-blooming Cactus, Pleated Cereus
Blue Grama Grass, Mosquito Grass
In Hindi
mandacaru
Bouteloua gracilis
In German
Cereus jamacaru
Bouteloua Gracilis
In French
Cereus jamacaru
Bouteloua aristidoides
In Spanish
Cereus jamacaru
Chondrosum gracile
In Greek
Mandacaru
Bouteloua gracilis
In Portuguese
Mandacaru
Bouteloua Gracilis
In Polish
Mandacaru
Bouteloua Gracilis
In Latin
Mandacaru
Bouteloua Gracilis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Cyperales
Family
Cactaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Cereus
Bouteloua
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Careeae
Cynodonteae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
34100
1
27800
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