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Rainbow Cactus
Rainbow Cactus

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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Shrub

Origin

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North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Canada

Types

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
Red chokeberry, Purple chokeberry

Number of Varieties

153
0 40000
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Habitat

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
Anthropogenic, Boggy areas, Cliffs, Fens, Swamps, Terrestrial, Wet lands, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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8-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7

Habit

Upright/Erect
Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

7.60 cm182.88 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

5.10 cm182.88 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
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Flower Color Modifier

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-

Fruit Color

Purple, Purplish Green
Purplish-black

Leaf Color in Spring

-
-

Leaf Color in Summer

-
-

Leaf Color in Fall

-
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Succulent
Elliptic

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

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Medium

Type of Soil

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Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

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Average

Bloom Time

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Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

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Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

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Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

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Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove diseased branches by the tool's blades dipped into the alcohol solution

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
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Facts

Flowers

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
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Foliage Sheen

-
-

Evergreen

Invasive

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Sometimes

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

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Anaphylaxis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

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Good for skin

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for birds, Wildlife

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cold

Part of Plant Used

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Fruits

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes
Pectin

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
ARONIA melanocarpa

Common Name

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
Black Chokeberry

In Hindi

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Black Chokeberry Shrub

In German

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Schwarz Aronia Strauch

In French

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Noir Chokeberry Arbuste

In Spanish

Dasyacanthus echinocereus
Chokeberry negro Arbusto

In Greek

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Μαύρο Chokeberry θάμνων

In Portuguese

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Chokeberry preto Arbusto

In Polish

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Krzew aronii

In Latin

Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Lichen Frutex

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales
Rosales

Family

Cactaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Echinocereus
Aronia

Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Pachycereeae
Maleae

Subfamily

Cactoideae
Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

303
1 27800
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Difference Between Rainbow Cactus and Black Chokeberry

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Importance of Rainbow Cactus and Black Chokeberry

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Rainbow Cactus and Black Chokeberry. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Rainbow Cactus and Black Chokeberry 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 Rainbow Cactus is whereas of Black Chokeberry is anti-cancer, Antioxidants and Cold. Rainbow Cactus has beauty benefits as follows: while Black Chokeberry has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Rainbow Cactus vs Black Chokeberry

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Rainbow Cactus vs Black Chokeberry and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Rainbow Cactus are whereas of Black Chokeberry have Anaphylaxis respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Rainbow Cactus has no showy fruits and Black Chokeberry has showy fruits. Also Rainbow Cactus is not flowering and Black Chokeberry is flowering. You can compare Rainbow Cactus and Black Chokeberry facts and facts of other plants too.