Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
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Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose
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Number of Varieties
1520
0
40000
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Habitat
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions
along watercourse, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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12-4
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm240.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple, Purplish Green
Green, Crimson, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Succulent
Irregular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
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Very Fast
Type of Soil
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Loam
The pH of Soil
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Neutral
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
High
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
brown-spot needle blight, Cutworms, Downy mildew, Flea beetle, Flea Beetles, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
-
Showy
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Insects, Squirrels
Allergy
-
Stomach pain, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
High blood pressure, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
CITRULLUS lanatus 'Crimson Sweet'
Common Name
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus
Crimson Sweet Watermelon, Watermelon
In Hindi
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
तरबूज़
In German
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Wassermelone
In French
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Citrullus lanatus
In Spanish
Dasyacanthus echinocereus
Citrullus lanatus
In Greek
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
καρπούζι
In Portuguese
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Citrullus lanatus
In Polish
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Citrullus lanatus
In Latin
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
Citrullus lanatus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Embryophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Cucurbitales
Family
Cactaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Echinocereus
Citrullus
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Pachycereeae
Benincaseae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Cucurbitoideae
Number of Species
301000
1
27800
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