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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States
North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

it is a type of lily
Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus

Number of Varieties

7029
0 40000
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Habitat

Bluffs, bottomlands, ditches, limestone outcrops, meadows, Wet Woods
limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-1012-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-10

Sunset Zone

21,22
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm40.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

25.40 cm13.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Green, Tan, Black
Pink, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow
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Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Winter
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Divison, From bulbs
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season
Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches
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Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Rodent, Slugs, Snails
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Fine
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Bees, Butterflies
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

-
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
-

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant
Flowers

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edging, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ZEPHYRANTHES atamasco
ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

Common Name

Atamasco Lily, Rain Lily
Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo

In Hindi

वर्षा लिली
Blue barrel cactus

In German

regen-Lilie
Blau Faßkaktus

In French

pluie Lily
Bleu barrel cactus

In Spanish

lirio de la lluvia
biznaga Azul

In Greek

βροχή Lily
Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

In Portuguese

Lily chuva
cacto de tambor azul

In Polish

deszcz Lily
Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

In Latin

Pluvia lilium
Blue Cactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Liliales
Caryophyllales

Family

Liliaceae
Cactaceae

Genus

Zephyranthes
Echinocactus

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Hippeastreae
Cacteae

Subfamily

Amaryllidoideae
Cactaceae

Number of Species

7029
1 27800
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Difference Between Rain Lily and Blue Barrel

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Importance of Rain Lily and Blue Barrel

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Rain Lily and Blue Barrel. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Rain Lily and Blue Barrel as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Rain Lily is whereas of Blue Barrel is . Rain Lily has beauty benefits as follows: while Blue Barrel has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Rain Lily vs Blue Barrel

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