Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico
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Types
Cephalocereus senilis
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Number of Varieties
160
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40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Forest margins, gardens, Semi arid regions, Semi desert
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm22.90 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Pink
-
Leaf Color in Spring
White
-
Leaf Color in Summer
White
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
White
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
White
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Funnel shaped
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Vegetative Reproduction
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
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 flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
-
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Skin irritation
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Hair
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Hair is used in making sweaters, Showy Purposes
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CEPHALOCEREUS senilis
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Bunny Cactus
White Persian Cat cactus
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
ओल्ड मैन कैक्टस
Ranunculus
In German
Old Man Cactus
Ranunkel
In French
Old Man Cactus
Ranunculus
In Spanish
Viejo Cactus
ranúnculo
In Greek
Γέρος Cactus
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
Old Man Cactus
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Stary Cactus
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Senem Cactus
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Ranunculales
Family
Cactaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Cephalocereus
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Ranunculeae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
200600
1
27800
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