Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Ornamental Plant
Origin
-
-
Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Astrophytum myriostigma, Astrophytum ornatum
Number of Varieties
1550
0
40000
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Habitat
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
Desert, Semi desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999912-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm25.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
-
Fruit Color
Purple, Purplish Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
-
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Elliptic
Thorns
-
-
Plant Season
-
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
-
Growth Rate
-
Very Slow
Type of Soil
-
-
The pH of Soil
-
-
Soil Drainage
-
-
Bloom Time
-
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
-
-
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Needs very little water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
-
Soil Type
-
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
-
Sun Exposure
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Mealy bugs
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
-
-
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
-
-
Showy Foliage
-
-
Showy Bark
-
-
Foliage Texture
Bold
Bold
Foliage Sheen
-
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
-
-
Self-Sowing
-
-
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
-
-
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Bedding Plant
Botanical Name
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Astrophytum myriostigma
Common Name
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus ,Star Cactus
In Hindi
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Star Cactus
In German
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Star Cactus
In French
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Star Cactus
In Spanish
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
Star Cactus
In Greek
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Star Cactus
In Portuguese
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Star Cactus
In Polish
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Star Cactus
In Latin
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Star Cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Cactaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Echinocereus
Astrophytum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Cacteae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
306
1
27800
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