1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus or Succulent
Vegetable
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Mexico, Central America
1.4 Types
Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
Hillside
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.5 AHS Heat Zone
1.6 Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.7 Habit
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm610.00 cm
0.54
3900
3.1.2 Minimum Width
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral
Light Green
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.2.3 Fruit Color
3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
3.3 Shape
3.3.1 Leaf Shape
3.4 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
4.2 Growing Conditions
4.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.2.2 Growth Rate
4.2.3 Type of Soil
4.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
4.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
4.3 Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Dry Conditions
5 Care
5.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
5.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, vegetative cuttings
5.3 Plant Maintenance
5.4 Watering Plants
5.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
Medium
5.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
5.4.3 In Spring
5.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
5.5 Soil
5.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
5.5.2 Soil Type
5.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
5.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
5.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged fruit, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
5.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Soft scales
5.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Dry Conditions
6 Facts
6.1 Flowers
6.1.1 Flower Petal Number
6.2 Fruits
6.2.1 Showy Fruit
6.2.2 Edible Fruit
6.3 Fragrance
6.3.1 Fragrant Flower
6.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
6.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
6.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
6.4 Showy Foliage
6.5 Showy Bark
6.6 Foliage Texture
6.7 Foliage Sheen
6.8 Evergreen
6.9 Invasive
6.10 Self-Sowing
6.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Bees, Flying insects, Not Available
6.12 Allergy
7 Benefits
7.1 Uses
7.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Farmland
7.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
7.1.3 Edible Uses
7.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
7.2 Plant Benefits
7.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Acne, Anti-oxidant, constipation, Thyroid problems
7.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Fruits, Leaves, Root, Stem
7.2.3 Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Culinary use, Used for its medicinal properties
7.3 Used As Indoor Plant
7.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
7.5 Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
8 Scientific Name
8.1 Botanical Name
CORYPHANTHA
SECHIUM edule
8.2 Common Name
Pima Pineapple
Chayote, Choko, christophene, christophine, cho-cho, pipinola
8.2.1 In Hindi
8.2.2 In German
8.2.3 In French
8.2.4 In Spanish
8.2.5 In Greek
8.2.6 In Portuguese
8.2.7 In Polish
8.2.8 In Latin
9 Classification
9.1 Kingdom
9.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
9.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
9.4 Order
9.5 Family
9.6 Genus
9.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
9.8 Tribe
9.9 Subfamily
Cactoideae
Cucurbitoideae
9.10 Number of Species